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
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.
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.
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
Iris van Rooij 💭
Dr. Donald J Netolitzky, PhD, LLM, KC (retired)
Ralph Morton
David Griffin
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...
🚨 ***Pseudolaw Conference Alert***
There is still time to register for this amazing conference hosted by @leader-kate.bsky.social @linguistlawyer.com and myself at Queen Mary, London on Thursday & Friday this week
The program and details are all available at
pseudolaw.org/events/
Call For Papers:
Conspiracy Theories and Pseudolaw
Conference
📅 Friday 19 June 2026
📍 Lincoln's Inns Fields, Queen Mary, University of London
tinyurl.com/5bwhur6v
Please email your submission (max 300 words) to [email protected] by 28 February 2026.
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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...
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:
