Eugene Volokh

Eugene Volokh is the Thomas M. Siebel Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford, and the Gary T. Schwartz Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus and Distinguished Research Professor at UCLA School of Law. Naturally, his posts here (like the opinions of the other bloggers) are his own, and not endorsed by any institution. He is also the co-host of the Free Speech Unmuted podcast.

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AI in Court

Georgia High Court Admonishes D.A.'s Office, Over "Vehement" Dissent, for Role in AI Hallucinations in Court Order

But the court is unanimous on the sanctions for the particular Assistant D.A. who was involved, and added: "We strongly encourage trial courts to carefully review proposed orders with the understanding that artificial intelligence software, with all of its potential risks and benefits, may have been used to prepare such proposed orders."

|The Volokh Conspiracy |

Free Speech

"New York Recognizes No Tort of 'Misgendering'"

The losing party on this had argued, "[The other party's lawyer] gives up the ghost as a transphobe twisting the First Amendment to mean, in effect, 'Intentionally misgendering you is free, not hate, speech,' a hollow, disingenuous notion echoing willfully ignorant, intellectually dishonest predators who weaponize incompetence as our social fabric tears at the seams in this 'Age of Information.'"

|The Volokh Conspiracy |

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