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Cost-Effective Electronic Legal Research: AI and ChatGPT

Introduction

On April 17, 2024, Rebecca Fordon, a law librarian from The Ohio State University, gave a CLE session at the Franklin County Law Library entitled AI in Legal Practice.

Handout from 4/17/24 CLE

AI in Legal Practice

Links

AI Safety: UK and US sign landmark agreement
BBC 4/2/24
Bing Chat
Education tech policy groups call on federal officials for AI guidance
States scoop 9/20/23 says schools are using AI to limit what students can see on the internet.
‘Game of Thrones’ creator and other authors sue ChatGPT-maker OpenAI for copyright infringement
AP News 9/21/23
Here’s Proof You Can Train an AI Model Without Slurping Copyrighted Content
Wired 3/20/24
Introducing ChatGPT
Try ChatGPT here.
The Good and Bad of ChatGPT in Schools
Wired 3/9/23
Law Schools Split on ChatGPT in Admissions Essays
Inside Higher Education 8/4/23
OpenAI is rolling out a game-changing feature to ChatGPT this week that could revolutionize how we use the internet
Business Insider 5/15/23 Paid version of ChatGPT can now search the internet.
Schools are teaching ChatGPT, so students aren’t left behind
CNN Business 8/19/23
Using AI to Comply With Book Bans Makes Those Laws More Dangerous
Just Security 10/3/23

Video of 4/17/24 CLE

Executive Order

President Biden Issues Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence
Whitehouse.gov 10/30/23

Articles

AI Tools for Lawyers: A Practical Guide
2023 Law Review article by Daniel Schwarcz and Jonathan Choi

Of Practice Directives & Legal Citation Guides A Brief Reflection on Citing Generative AI “Sources” & Content
AALL Spectrum, Jan/Feb. 2024, article by Dominique Garingan on how to cite AI.

Cases

Alter v. OpenAI
Authors Guild v. OpenAI (9/19/23)
Class action copyright infringement lawsuit
Andreessen Horowitz would like everyone to stop talking about AI's copyright issues, please
Business Insider 11/7/23
New York Times v. Microsoft, OpenAI, etc.
2023 federal lawsuit claims various AI companies have violated the copyright of the New York Times.
Thousands of authors sign letter urging AI makers to stop stealing books
TechCrunch 7/18/23
Thomson Reuters v. Ross (2023)
The case will go to trial.
Two OpenAI book lawsuits partially dismissed by California court
The Guardian 2/14/24

Copyright Office Guidance

Copyright Registration Guidance: Works Containing Material Generated by Artificial Intelligence
AI's role in creating the content needs to be disclosed on the copyright application

Comments to Copyright Office

Copyright Clearing Center's response to the Copyright Office's request for comment on AI
11/1/23 Suggests that AI models are being trained with unlawfully obtained copyrighted material

Other LibGuides

ChatGPT and Bing Chat Generative AI Legal Research Guide
University of Arizona Law School Library
Generative AI Resources for Berkeley Law Faculty & Staff
Student Guide to ChatGPT
Suffolk University Law School Library