ABA Working Group Publishes Guidelines for Responsible AI Use By State and Federal Courts (LawSites) "A panel of five judges and a professor of law and computer science, all members of the Working Group on AI and the Courts of the American Bar Association’s Task Force on Law and Artificial Intelligence, have published recommended guidelines for the responsible use of artificial intelligence in judicial settings. The guidelines, 'Navigating AI in the Judiciary: New Guidelines for Judges and Their Chambers,' appearing in the forthcoming Volume 26 of The Sedona Conference Journal, are intended to provide a framework for judges and others who work in state and federal courts to navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of AI tools while maintaining judicial integrity."  

Chegg Sues Google Over AI Overviews (The Verge) "Online education company Chegg filed a lawsuit on February 24th against Google claiming that the company’s AI-generated summaries of search results have hurt its traffic and revenue, Reuters reports. It’s believed to be the first antitrust lawsuit filed by a single company over the AI Overviews feature, Reuters says."  

Actual Intelligence Must Be Used When Relying on AI, Judge Says (Bloomberg) "An Indiana attorney who admitted to using generative AI tools to draft court filings that contained fabricated case citations should be fined $15,000, a federal magistrate judge recommended. Rafael Ramirez failed to make any effort to verify the cases cited in the AI-generated text, and his 'professed ignorance of the propensity of the AI tools he was using to "hallucinate" citations' warrants the fine, Magistrate Judge Mark J. Dinsmore wrote in a Feb. 21 report and recommendation for the US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana."  

In ‘AI Smackdown,’ Law Librarians Compare Legal AI Research Platforms, Finding Distinct Strengths and Limitations (LawSites) "How do AI-driven legal research platforms — specifically those that provide direct answers to legal questions — stack up against each other? That was the question at a Feb. 8 meeting of the Southern California Association of Law Libraries, where a panel of three law librarians reported on their comparison of the AI answers delivered by three leading platforms – Lexis+AI, Westlaw Precision AI, and vLex’s Vincent AI." See also: Remember the Legal Research ‘AI Smackdown’? I Decided to Bring OpenAI’s Deep Research to the Fight (LawSites). 

Increasing Reliance on AI Is Risky and the EU Attempts to Catch Up (Law.com) "Despite its impressive power and risk, the AI revolution has proceeded with essentially no legal rules or guidance for developers and users. Neither the rapidly growing industry nor lawmakers had offered any substantive framework or guidance to follow, until just recently when the EU adopted the Artificial Intelligence Act of the European Union ( AI Act or Act), considered the world’s first comprehensive regulatory framework on AI. The AI Act, which will go into effect in 2026, undertakes to govern the development and use of AI in the EU, using a risk-based approach in applying prospective new rules to different types of AI depending on the risk each presents."   

From Meta to Airbnb, Companies Flag Risks Dealing with EU AI Act (Bloomberg) "Meta Platforms Inc., Adobe Inc., and at least 70 other publicly-traded US companies are warning investors that the world’s most far-reaching AI regulation poses risks to their businesses. The European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act—which creates obligations for providers, distributors, and manufacturers of AI systems—may require hefty compliance costs and force companies to alter their product offerings across the Atlantic, businesses say."  

U.S. Workers Are More Worried Than Hopeful About Future AI Use in the Workplace (Pew Research Center) "Artificial intelligence is not new to the workplace, but the debut of ChatGPT just over two years ago ushered in an era of rapid expansion. American workers have mixed feelings about how this technology will affect jobs in the future. About half of workers (52%) say they’re worried about the future impact of AI use in the workplace, and 32% think it will lead to fewer job opportunities for them in the long run, according to a new Pew Research Center survey."  

Tech Brain Drain in Government Is Putting US at Risk: Dave Lee (Bloomberg) "The hollowing out of the USDS will set back the progress made on bringing online government services up to speed. Then comes the matter of the yet-to-be-fully understood impact of AI — another area where proposed cuts could leave the US at a disadvantage just as the technology approaches an inflection point."  

California Privacy Agency Shuts Broker for Registry Failure (Bloomberg) "A California data broker will cease its operations for three years under a settlement that the California Privacy Protection Agency announced on Thursday. The agency’s action against Background Alert Inc. is the first time it has sought to shut down a business for failing to list with the state’s data broker registry, agency officials said in a statement to Bloomberg Government. It previously issued fines to six companies as part of an enforcement sweep into the sector."  

Apple Unveils Child Privacy Feature (The Hill) "Apple will introduce technology to boost children’s privacy and safety on its devices, the company announced this week amid a larger debate surrounding children’s digital privacy. With the new technology, parents will be able to select the age range of their kids instead of providing their exact birthdates when setting up child accounts, Apple wrote in a white paper."  

Gmail Will Soon Make a Huge Change on How You Authenticate Your Account (Make Use Of) "First reported by Forbes, Google is planning to shift away from SMS to QR codes. The major reason for the decision is SMS abuse by hackers."  

One Tech Tip: Getting a Lot of Unwanted Phone Calls? Here Are Ways to Stop Them (AP) "Unwanted phone calls are out of control. Whether it’s a robocall trying to sell you something or spam calls from scammers trying to rip you off, it’s enough to make you want to stop answering your phone. So what can you do to stop them?... If you’re flooded by unsolicited calls, here are some ways to fight back."  

Generative AI Is Most Useful for the Things We Care About the Least (The Conversation) "Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT and Midjourney can produce text, images and videos far more quickly than any one person can accomplish by hand. But as someone who studies the societal impacts of AI, I’ve noticed an interesting trade-off: The technology can certainly save time, but it does so precisely to the extent that the user is willing to surrender control over the final product. For this reason, generative AI is probably most useful for things we care about the least."  

Why DeepSeek Is a Turning Point for Some Legal AI Vendors (Law360) "As law firms remain tentative about using DeepSeek's generative artificial intelligence tool, legal technology vendors are more optimistic, with some already exploring the AI model and integrating it into their platforms. DeepSeek, a Chinese-owned company, recently released an AI chatbot that has caught the attention of legal tech vendors. They see potential in the model due to its open-source nature, reduced cost and customization possibilities."  

Texas Needs Equivalent of 30 Reactors to Meet Data Center Demand (Bloomberg) "Demand on the Texas power grid is expected to expand so immensely that it would take the equivalent of adding 30 nuclear plants’ worth of electricity by 2030 to meet the needs. That’s according to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas , which manages the grid. The forecast is based on the addition of new data centers needed to power artificial intelligence. And it’s raising concerns about whether infrastructure in the state will be able to expand fast enough — and at what cost."