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Yale launches student innovation center
"McLaughlin said he envisions programming that will help students build their ideas “from the back of a napkin to launch.” “I want to support startups, bu…
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Lyft to unleash self-driving cars on Bay Area roads
"These pilot programs bring Lyft one step closer to reaching its ultimate goal of a driverless future. In 2016, Lyft President John Zimmer predicted that a…
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Before trying robot judges, let's learn from robot referees
"At the outset, the goal of this research was to use sports as a way to answer questions about law enforcement. The criminal justice system is much more co…
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The evolving laws and rules around privacy, data security, and robots
"Every day we use countless digital devices and web services to shop, track our fitness, chat with friends, play games, check-in at stores and restaurants,…
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House passes self-driving car rules to map out vehicles’ future
"The proposed act represents a “surprisingly bipartisan approach” to regulation, said Stanford University researcher Bryant Walker Smith. “This is a reaso…
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JP Morgan Chase just got a patent on basic app communications
"How was such a broad and obvious idea allowed to be patented?" asks EFF patent attorney Daniel Nazer. "As we have explained many times before, t…
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Reality Winner Was Not Told She Had the Right to Remain Silent
"University of California, Davis law professor Elizabeth Joh came to a similar conclusion about Winner’s case. “She certainly could have a valid argument,”…
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The Comment Period Is Over, But the Battle for Net Neutrality Ain't Done Yet
"Open internet advocates argue that net neutrality is especially important for marginalized populations that feel threatened by the Trump administration. &…
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The DNC IT Scandal And The Jackpot Lottery Fraud: When Digital Gatekeepers Become Thieves
"Professor Brett Frischmann at Villanova University states, "the problem some companies face with self-dealing by IT professionals is complex because…
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AI’s rapid advance sparks call for a code for robots
"Ryan Calo, a law professor at the University of Washington, says that we tend to talk about robots as if they are a future technology, ignoring the fact t…
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Blocked and banned by social media: When is it censorship?
"Neil Richards, a law professor at Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, compared social networks to town squares of centuries past — an analog…
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Do We Need a Speedometer for Artificial Intelligence?
"It’s less clear how such measures might help government officials and regulators grappling with the effects of smarter software in areas like privacy. “I’…