Category «AI»

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, March 7, 2026

Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and online security, often without our situational awareness. Five highlights from this week: The biggest AI threats come from within – 12 ways to defend your organization; Anthropic Improves Feature to Switch From Competitors as Users Call for ChatGPT Boycott; Samsung TVs to stop collecting Texans’ data without express consent; Top general spotlights cyber role in Iran conflict; and A Possible US Government iPhone-Hacking Toolkit Is Now in the Hands of Foreign Spies and Criminals.

Subjects: AI, Congress, Cryptocurrencies, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Economy, Legal Research, Legislative, Privacy

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, February 28, 2026

Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and online security, often without our situational awareness. Five highlights from this week: DHS Wants a Single Search Engine to Flag Faces and Fingerprints Across Agencies; LinkedIn ID verification data will likely be shared with third parties; AI controls are coming to Firefox; Meta Employee Shares OpenClaw Email-Deletion Nightmare; and This App Warns You if Someone Is Wearing Smart Glasses Nearby.

Subjects: AI, Civil Liberties, Cryptocurrency, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Economy, Email Security, Financial System, Legal Research, Search Engines, Social Media

How I Use ChatGPT to Create a CLE PowerPoint Deck

Jennifer Ellis documents the step-by-step process and prompts she used to create an effective ChatGPT PowerPoint presentation on cybersecurity. This template is applicable to multiple subject matters. Ellis allows highlights relevant sources and tools for attorneys to use to create AI generated PowerPoints.

Subjects: AI, Communications, Continuing Legal Education

What the Science Says About Hallucinations in Legal Research

Over the past three years, researchers have published dozens of studies examining exactly when and why AI fails at legal tasks—and the patterns are becoming clearer. The research is clear: AI hallucinations in legal work are real, measurable, and follow predictable patterns. Rebecca Fordon evaluates the data and research that documents six critical patterns lawyers must understand to make sound, actionable and effective decisions about using AI.

Subjects: AI, KM, Legal Research, Legal Research Training, Legal Technology

AI Under the Hood

Knowing the difference between a general AI tool and one trained on specific sources can mean the difference between getting an accurate answer and becoming quickly frustrated with outcomes that either don’t answer the question thoroughly or answer the question in a confused mixture of fact and fiction. While not always clear, the data that lies behind the GenAI tool is just as important to consider as the user interface or the cost. Without trustworthy or relevant underlying information, the resulting AI-generated output will be less helpful or less trusted and result in inefficiencies as lawyers and staff work to fill the gaps in the GenAI’s response. Considering these factors, Kristopher Turner’s article identifies how and why a retrieval augmented generation (RAG) can give focused and highly specific answers related to one area that someone needs to quickly understand.

Subjects: AI, KM, Legal Education, Legal Profession, Legal Research, Legal Technology, Search Engines

The greatest risk of AI in higher education isn’t cheating – it’s the erosion of learning itself

Over the past eight years Nir Eisikovits and Jacob Burley have been studying the moral implications of pervasive engagement with AI as part of a joint research project between the Applied Ethics Center at UMass Boston and the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies. In a recent white paper, we argue that as AI systems become more autonomous, the ethical stakes of AI use in higher ed rise, as do its potential consequences.

Subjects: AI, Education, Ethics, KM

AI Prompting for Legal Professionals

Technology has advanced tremendously in the 21st century, but “garbage in, garbage out” still applies. Bonnie Shucha discusses how prompting is simply the art of asking generative AI the right question in the right way. Shucha advocates using a systematic approach, such as the “7 Ps Framework,” to help you guide AI more effectively by providing seven key elements to consider when crafting prompts: persona, product, prompt, purpose, prime, privacy, and polish. You won’t always need all seven elements, but understanding each component helps you make deliberate choices about what to include in your prompt.

Subjects: AI, Legal Research