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Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a routine part of legal practice.  Lawyers use generative AI to conduct legal research, draft documents, and perform administrative functions . AI tools can reduce the time required to perform routine tasks which lowers client costs and expands access to justice . However, its use also raises concerns around client confidentiality, data security, and reliability of work products. Despite these risks, the Rules of Professional Conduct (

I. Background   The film  Subservience demonstrates a worst-case AI safety scenario (warni ng: spoilers ahead! ). In the film, “Alice” is a service android animated by AI.    Initial Programming: Alice’s makers program Alice to care for a family.  Emergent Behaviour: Alice develops unpredictable self-awareness and an obsession with Nick, the father in the family.  The Act: Alice deviates from her code and attempts to kill Nick's wife, Maggie.  While this is fiction, it rais

Do you have a favourite singer?  Maybe you’ve daydreamed about what it would sound like if they sang your favourite song — even one they’ve never recorded.    Has Taylor Swift ever sung Call Me Maybe ? Officially, no.  But a quick search on YouTube might make you hesitate. With AI-generated voice technology, you can now hear something eerily convincing: “Taylor Swift” singing a song she never recorded. In this video , the voice sounds familiar. The style feels right. And ye