Category: Technology
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Silencing the Skies: The Attack on Journalistic Drone Rights
By Jaylee Witcher — Amid his revitalized campaign of immigration enforcement, Donald Trump has intensified pressure on the actors he views as obstructing his agenda: Democratic-led cities. One of the most prominent targets is Chicago, where Mayor Brandon Johnson’s immigration…
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Who Owns the Future? The Copyright Clash Shaping Generative AI
By Cheick Sy — In the last year alone, OpenAI, Meta, and other AI developers have been hit with a cascade of copyright lawsuits, ranging from The New York Times, to prominent novelists, and even stock-photo companies. These cases have…
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Who Gets the Access? Government Overreach in Accessing Encrypted Communications
By Preston Lieu — Imagine living in a world where your personal information is no longer confidential: a society in which the United States federal government has access to almost everything about you, ranging from your healthcare information to your…
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Predicting Future Criminals: The Due Process Implications of Recidivism Predictions in State v. Loomis
By Radia Lu — In the era of AI and big data, risk assessment algorithms have increasingly informed significant judicial decisions regarding parole, pretrial detention, and sentencing corrections in the American criminal justice system. Reports find that “over 60 jurisdictions…
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California’s Deepfake Dilemma: Truth, Technology, and the First Amendment
By Siya Mishra — In the midst of the 2024 U.S. presidential elections, voters were exposed to a lot of promotional political content: emails asking for donations, texts to get involved with campaigns, and billboards and advertisements promoting candidates. Yet,…
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ShotSpotter’s Live Gunshot Detection System Violates New Jersey’s Stop and Frisk Laws
By Aina Marzia — In September 2024, the Chicago Police Department (CPD) removed over 2,000 live gunshot alert systems from ShotSpotter (later renamed to SoundThinking). For the first time in six years, no live sound feed was being s
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Regulating Artificial Intelligence: Antitrust and Anti-Discrimination Policy
By Ava Chen — In 2023, the large language model GPT-4 passed the Uniform Bar Examination, scoring in the 90th percentile of real-life test takers. From demonstrating legal expertise to crafting convincing deep-fakes, the capabilities of artificial intelligence are exponentially…
