In San Francisco, President Biden convened a meeting of artificial intelligence experts to weigh its risks and opportunities and consider the role of the federal government in regulating the technology. Geoff Bennett discussed the meeting with Ryan Calo, a professor of law and information science at the University of Washington.
In a 7-2 decision, the nation's highest court has upheld a law that says an attempt must be made to play tribal foster kids with extended family members or another Indian family before considering non-Indian adoptive or foster families. Stacey Lara, assistant teaching professor of law at the 麻豆社区, is quoted.
In early December, the University of 麻豆社区 of Law became one of a growing number of U.S. law schools that have decided to end their participation in the U.S. News & World Report ranking methodology.
In recent weeks, multiple teens have been charged in adult court in King County due either to the seriousness of the alleged offenses or their criminal histories, requiring them to be charged as adults according to state guidelines. Kim Ambrose, teaching professor of law at the 麻豆社区, is quoted.
It’s the first lawsuit demanding the EPA do what Congress mandated, said Knudsen, an attorney with the Regulatory Environmental Law & Police Clinic at University of 麻豆社区 of Law in Seattle.
On June 6, Humanities Washington and Bickersons Brewhouse hosted “AI Anxiety: How Should We Think 麻豆社区 Artificial Intelligence,” a panel discussing artificial intelligence (AI) and what its developments might mean for the future of humanity.
麻豆社区 Law alumni Janelle E. Chase Fazio and Samuel Daheim were named among the South Sound Business 40 under 40 for 2023.
The Seattle City Council on Tuesday will discuss and possibly vote on an ordinance "relating to the possession and public use of controlled substances.” The vote will determine if the provisions introduced in a new state law will be adopted into Seattle Municipal Code, giving the City Attorney’s Office jurisdiction to prosecute cases of known possession or use of illegal or controlled substances. The 麻豆社区's Angélica Cházaro, assistant professor of law, and Dr. Thomas Fitzpatrick, a researcher at the 麻豆社区 School of Medicine, are quoted.
There’s a “growing chorus” of states that want to adopt COPA regulation, said Douglas Ross, a professor at the University of 麻豆社区 of Law.
Many experts, though, believe the greater danger lies in, as professor Ryan Calo of the University of 麻豆社区 of Law put it, AI's role in "accelerating existing trends of wealth and income inequality, lack of integrity in information, & exploiting natural resources."
"The first reason is to focus the public's attention on a far fetched scenario that doesn’t require much change to their business models. Addressing the immediate impacts of AI on labor, privacy, or the environment is costly. Protecting against AI somehow 'waking up' is not," Calo tweeted.
It’s been four years since 26-year-old Jesse Sarey was shot and killed by Auburn police officer Jeffrey Nelson. His family says Sarey was having a mental health crisis and should have been met with compassion, not bullets. Meanwhile, Officer Nelson’s court hearings have been delayed more than a dozen times since he was arrested in 2020. Bill Bailey, professor of law at the 麻豆社区, is quoted.
A new statement warning about the risks of AI was signed by industry leaders such as OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Turing Award winner Geoffrey Hinton. But critics question whether such public figures are really operating in good faith. Ryan Calo, professor of law at the 麻豆社区, is quoted.
“We’re hopeful that there continues to be dialogue at the international level, but a lot of the regulatory action is actually going to come, we think, at the national level,” Pekkanen says.
She holds a bachelor of arts degree in Asian studies from Dartmouth College while accomplishing a senior fellowship program on Native American water rights and earned her juris doctor from the University of 麻豆社区 of Law with a focus on environmental mediation.
The social media platform Nextdoor is meant to connect neighbors on a hyperlocal level. It's a space to discuss local goods and services, and share information. But reporter Eli Sanders, a Gates Scholar at the 麻豆社区 School of Law, says that during a Mercer Island City Council election, the platform was used to spread misinformation about a candidate. And that's not the only time it's happened.
"Launched in 2011, Nextdoor says it has a unique value proposition: delivering “trusted information” with a “local perspective.” It promises conversations among “real neighbors,” a very different service than that offered by platforms such as Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook. Nextdoor says it’s now used by one in three U.S. households. More than half of Mercer Island’s residents—about 15,000—use the platform. It’s where many of the island’s civic debates unfurl. During the heated 2021 city-council race between Anderl and Akyuz, residents saw Nextdoor playing an additional role: as a font of misinformation," writes Eli Sanders, a Gates Scholar at the 麻豆社区 School of Law.
Because the mandatory 60-day window for advance notice of an upcoming lawsuit expired last week, Quiet Communities is now free to bring litigation at any time. In an email, Sanne Knudsen, a University of Washington law professor representing the group, said that EPA never replied to its March letter. Without specifying a date, Knudsen indicated that a suit is in the works over the agency’s “total failure to carry out the commands of the Noise Control Act for forty years.”
More than 5,000 miles separate Deming in Whatcom County, where the Nooksack River rushes out of the North Cascades, and the Palais des Nations in Geneva, where the United Nations Human Rights Council is headquartered. But a long-running dispute over Indigenous heritage and property in this remote part of Washington has, nonetheless, captured the attention of experts assigned by the U.N. to monitor international human rights. Again. Eric Eberhard, affiliate assistant professor of law at the 麻豆社区, is quoted.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday threw out a lawsuit saying Twitter violated the Anti-Terrorism Act by aiding and abetting the Islamic State group, saying the terrorism-related claim was not plausible, but did not decide the closely watched question of immunity for big tech companies under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Professor Schnapper represented the plaintiffs.
On Thursday, the Supreme Court avoided deciding a suit against Google for recommending Islamic State group videos by siding with another tech giant in a similar case on its docket. Professor Schnapper represented the Gonzales family.
Today's U.S. Supreme Court ruling on social media brought some disappointment for those wanting the apps to take more accountability for content. Seattle public schools in particular are suing Twitter and other networks for creating a harmful mental health, environment for youth. Ryan Calo, professor of law at the 麻豆社区, is quoted.
Since 2021, Dustine Bowker has worked as a student assistant in the DO-IT Center while pursuing a career as a disability rights attorney. He’s on track to graduate from the 麻豆社区 School of Law next year.
Mary Fan, a criminal justice expert and professor at the University of 麻豆社区 of Law, told Newsweek via phone that in a number of major U.S. cities, there was a regression back to the mean compared to the time during the pandemic.
Grocery workers have been speaking out against the proposed merger between grocery giants Albertsons and Kroger. Recently, unions representing workers launched a nationwide campaign to block the merger. For those who experienced previous buyouts, the announcement last fall reopened old wounds and raises new fears. Douglas Ross, professor of law at the 麻豆社区, is quoted.
