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King, J., & Meinhardt, C. (2024). Rethinking privacy in the AI era policy provocations for a data-centric world. SSRN Electronic Journal. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5446957 Our current data privacy safeguards are rooted in Fair Information Practices (FIPs), a framework from the early 1970s that preserves individuals’ due process rights to their data. However, that system of protection is…

Nesbit, W. (2024). “A Matter of Time: Artificial Intelligence, the Fourth Amendment, and Changing Privacy Expectations.” American University Law Review, 73. https://aulawreview.org/blog/a-matter-of-time-artificial-intelligence-the-fourth-amendment-and-changing-privacy-expectations/ The Fourth Amendment was intended to protect the people of the United States from overly intrusive actions. At its core, it protects against unreasonable searches and seizures. However, as investigative tactics have advanced…

Patel, N. “LexisNexis CEO says the AI Law Era is already here.” The Verge, October 25, 2025 https://www.theverge.com/podcast/807136/lexisnexis-ceo-sean-fitzpatick-ai-lawyer-legal-chatgpt-interview LexisNexis is the ultimate legal research database. It is ubiquitous among legal professionals and the gold standard for all things legal decisions, briefs, and research. Historically, it has operated solely as a database, but with new AI…

Hopewell, Robbyn. “Eckerd College Launches New Minor in AI Studies.” Eckerd College News, 12 Sept. 2025, https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/new-minor-in-ai-studies/. [Eckerd Col…AI studies] In the fall 2025 semester Eckerd College, a small liberal arts college in St. Petersburg, Florida, introduced a minor in AI studies. This addition responds to the surge of AI usage science 2023, especially in…

Couture, Robert J. “The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Law Firms’ Business Models.” Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession, 25 Feb. 2025, https://clp.law.harvard.edu/knowledge-hub/insights/the-impact-of-artificial-intelligence-on-law-law-firms-business-models//. To gain a qualitative understanding of AI’s impacts on the operation of law firms throughout the United States, Couture interviewed ten Chief Operating Officers from some of the largest law…