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- Everyone was talking about the House GOP's attempt to put a decade-long moratorium on state AI laws, but I decided to write about how the broad language in the bill would stop a ton of other laws as well... including ones the GOP probably supports. Such stupid policymaking.
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- “The NSF can be understood not only as a catalyst of scientific promise for national purpose, but also as a guarded response to fears about centralized control over knowledge and thought, shaped by the dark shadows of the Third Reich and the emerging Red Scare.”
- "For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging." Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council. I wrote about my decision in TIME. time.com/7285045/resi...
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- This is insane. Republicans have inserted language into the budget reconciliation bill that would ban states from regulating AI in any capacity for 10 years. from @404media.co www.404media.co/republicans-...
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- Our friend @bigcases.bots.law, the little bot @bradheath.bsky.social made many years ago and then @free.law adopted, peaces out from X, makes @bsky.app its official home. The end of an era, the start of a new one. Thank you for your service. 🫡
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- If outlets must continue publishing pieces like this, they should consult the critics, or at least a few folks who aren't actively excited to outsource their scholarly work to machines. Failing that, do just a bit more reading beyond the enthusiasts' output: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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- "Masked security forces captured an opposition leader in the coastal province of New Jersey as regime officials continue their months-long crack-down against pro-democracy elements in the embattled United States. The arrest comes as the regime issued calls for summary detentions without trial."
[Not loaded yet]- Via "One First," me on why Stephen Miller's riff on suspending habeas corpus is not just factually and legally wrong (in multiple respects), but reflects a dangerous escalation in the Trump administration's rhetorical attacks on the courts: www.stevevladeck.com/p/148-suspen...
- Well, without an ankle monitor, what is to stop her from co-authoring another op-ed? 
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- NEW A close reading of the "AI" fake cases judgment Why it the very plausibility of AI-generated case law that should put lawyers on their guard By me Substack: emptycity.substack.com/p/a-close-re... Personal blog davidallengreen.com/2025/05/a-cl...
- In just the first four months of this year, state legislators across the country have introduced thousand artificial intelligence bills. @kevintfrazier.bsky.social and @adamthierer.bsky.social argue that to encourage an innovative national AI marketplace, Congress needs to preempt these regulations.
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- This may have significant consequences for U.S. copyright policy, as the Librarian supervises the Register of Copyrights. I would pay attention to any maneuvering in the Copyright Office, particularly given its relatively cool attitude toward AI copyrightability and training fair use.
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- @senatorledwards.bsky.social and I know: eviction records can be a major barrier to accessing safe, stable housing. Starting yesterday, a new law is officially in effect allowing tenants to seal those records online and have a chance at a fresh start. Visit sealmyeviction.org to learn more.
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- Today is a momentous day for renters in MA - the Affordable Homes Act goes into effect, making it possible for tenants to seal past eviction records. GBLS was proud to be with @senatorledwards.bsky.social and our client to seal the first record today. www.passthehomesact.org/uploads/2/7/...
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- This is a BDF! Major congrats to @qsteenhuis.bsky.social, @samglover.bsky.social, & the whole @suffolklitlab.org team for their work on this tool. And thank you to @senatorledwards.bsky.social for helping bring this law into existence and for using our tool this morning to file a petition.
- For the first time today, tenants in Massachusetts have a broad and powerful right to seal their eviction records, preventing unfair discrimination. Our Lab is proud to be a part of the rollout helping build this online tool complete with e-filing. courtformsonline.org/ma/forms/pet...
- Wikimedia has a new AI strategy! A colleague and I spent months working on it. I am so happy that it is out. wikimediafoundation.org/news/2025/04...
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