NICKELSBURG: Experts like Andrea Matwyshyn say when that design tricks a consumer into doing something they didn't intend to, it becomes a dark pattern. She…
Last week, we published three separate posts that looked at the FTC’s recent settlement with Aylo, the parent company of multiple adult websites including, most…
“Right now, there are real robotaxis carrying real people on real roads,” said Bryant Walker Smith, an AV researcher and professor at the University of South Ca…
"DMW officials say they want to strike a balance between safety and encouraging a promising technology. They won applause from some corners. But Bryant Wal…
"“A massive security bill (like the Patriot Act) was dropped on the floor in the dead of night before members were to vote on it,” wrote Richard Forno, the…
"“The government itself is not acting as a repository of expertise here,” said Ryan Calo, a law professor at the University of Washington and expert on tec…
"“California’s proposed rules are great news for Texas,” says Bryant Walker Smith, an assistant professor at the University of South Carolina School of Law…
"Prosecution of online comments is exceedingly rare. Nationwide, only about 30 such cases are brought each year, according to online hate speech expert and…
"These ethical programming decisions will be made as a matter of company policy, and buyers may find themselves forced to buy into the brand whose ethics m…
""This points to a very long slog ahead for not just Google, but really other automakers as well," said Bryant Walker Smith, a law professor at t…
"“Eventually, Google’s driverless vehicles will compete with not just Uber and taxis, but also FedEx, Amazon, Seamless, transit operators and the very noti…
"To remedy this, the new law is "technology neutral," said Jeffrey Vagle, executive director of the Center for Technology, Innovation and Competi…
"Trick or trap: In the Harvard Law Review's "Bait, Mask, and Ruse," Elizabeth Joh of the U.C. David School of Lawargues that allowing police…
"“I’d agree that AI is a very powerful tool, and some designs and uses can be better or worse than others,” says Patrick Lin, a philosopher at Cal Poly who…
"Other robotics experts are not so sure. Ryan Calo is a law professor at the University of Washington, and teaches a class on Robotic Law and Policy. “The…