aifl-blog.com/an-introduct... highly recommend checking out the fascinating (and magical!) new post on the AIFL blog today from David Griffin (@linguistlawyer.com) and Gordon Reynolds
A momentous achievement on the home front today: just a bit more than three months after we moved to Yorkshire, we have officially unpacked our last box! Still lots to do but the place is really starting to feel like it's ours at this point.
Many thanks to Gordon Reynols for his help with the historical background research! Keep your eyes posted for more on this topic from us in the future...
Pseudolaw sometimes involves real law, so sometimes the best cases to explain why a real legal dispute ends up with an outcome are cases about pseudolaw. Yes, this is a Meads v Meads thingie.
I discuss a land access dispute example here:
www.reddit.com/r/amibeingde...
And here's the key part.
Ralph Morton
Registration is now open for next month's Conspiracy Theories & Pseudolaw conference on 18 and 19 June. Both online and in-person atteance are free and the event will also be the official launch of @pseudolaw.org!
The program is below and you can register at:
tinyurl.com/55yrx627
See you there!
On 12 February, I'm (virtually) returning to @aifl.bsky.social! In this talk, I will explain why I think that legal and magical discourses are functionally identical and how approaching the analysis of legal texts with their magical qualities in mind will benefit researchers. Tickets below:
If you missed this talk (or just want to relive it!), it's now available to watch on @aifl.bsky.social's YouTube channel at the link below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5t6...
Dr. Donald J Netolitzky, PhD, LLM, KC (retired)
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David Griffin
David Griffin
David Griffin
David Griffin
David Griffin
Meet the academics refusing to use generative AI
Researchers say they have their reasons for avoiding AI tools — and they’re sick of arguing about it.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
h/t @maartenp.bsky.social