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Prospects for AI Powered Justice

A blog post by Paul Troop on how a new chat-based implementation of an artificial intelligence (AI) project is making waves 

This is a huge step in the field of legal adjudication by computers. 

6th January 2023
Zoom cat

“I’m not a cat”, or, the joy of metamorphosis?

The video of lawyer, Rod Ponton, trapped in the online avatar of a cute kitten, earnestly imploring the judge of the 394th Judicial District Court in Texas, Roy B. Ferguson, that he is “not a cat”, is at once the funniest and most deeply affective Zoom Age moment. 

10th February 2021
Illustration computer and money

Ledger Societies & Rituals of Verification – Part II

In this two-part article Dr Robert Herian speculates on the possibility of ledger societies as outgrowths of existing ledger communities underpinned by distributed ledger technologies (DLTs, of which blockchains are a type), and particular forms of ritual practice that DLTs provoke in users.

8th February 2021
Illustration phone and money

Ledger Societies & Rituals of Verification – Part I

In this two-part article Dr Robert Herian speculates on the possibility of ledger societies as outgrowths of existing ledger communities underpinned by distributed ledger technologies (DLTs, of which blockchains are a type), and particular forms of ritual practice that DLTs provoke in users.

5th February 2021
Side profile of robot

How technology is taking over all the cool jobs

Is the human, social side of everyday tasks being taken away by the desire for supplementing technology for human beings? 

2nd February 2021
Phone with social media icons

Cryptoassets, social media platforms and terrorism financing: a step into the regulatory unknown

In his new article that will be published in the Journal of Business Law later this year, Professor Nicholas Ryder investigates the link between terrorism financing, cryptoassets and social media platforms.

22nd January 2021
hands holding a mobile phone

Technology with legal education

Are we, today, seeing unprecedented technological effects on law?

13th January 2021
people at cafe table with tablet device and notepad

Artificial Intelligence may not be the panacea to tackling financial exclusion, but it’s a good place to start

A question that has been asked recently, is how technology and regulation can work together for the benefit of society and individuals? A further question is whether Artificial Intelligence can be used to help those who are financially excluded from the financial marketplace?

13th January 2021