The alleged peers
* Jury to decide the legal significance of Ahmaud Arbery’s murder pulls the “I have a black friend” rule to look a little less racist. Still racist enough for the judge to call it “intentional discrimination” though. [CNN]
* Biden shows off his new judge picks. [Law360]
Context Windows In Legal AI And Why Content Still Determines Quality
Legal teams ask a practical question. If large language models are so capable, why does legal AI still depend on curated content, and why does surfacing that content matter so much?
* How many oopsies does it take for a judge to admit he broke the law? 1, 2… 138! [ABA Journal]
* Say you live in a police state without saying you live in a police state — here are some nifty guidelines on if you should record the police, even if it’s legal. [FOX8]
* Airbnb renters in Texas found out they were being spied on and may have signed away their right to sue. [WFLA]
Humans in the Loop: The People Powering Trusted Legal AI
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Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s. Before that, he wrote columns for an online magazine named The Muse Collaborative under the pen name Knehmo. He endured the great state of Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who cannot swim, a published author on critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at [email protected] and by tweet at @WritesForRent.