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Professor Paul Dumouchel publishes a critique of the essay

In this article, Paul Dumouchel reviews the essay "Not Quite Like Us? - Can Cyborgs and Intelligent Machines Be Natural Persons as a Matter of Law?" by Prof. Daniel J. Gervais of Vanderbilt University. Prof. Dumouchel questions the idea that artificial intelligence systems should be granted rights or legal personality, challenging the assumption underlying many […] Read more

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Video - Conference "Large Language Models and Law Schools" by Prof. Jane Bailey, Prof. Wolfgang Alschner & Prof. Marina Pavlović

Above, you will find the conference "Large Language Models and Law Schools" by Prof. Jane Bailey (UOttawa), Prof. Wolfgang Alschner (UOttawa), and Prof. Marina Pavlović as part of the 2024 lecture series "AI, Large Language Models, and Justice Considerations for Legal Practitioners Judges, Law Schools, and Public Legal Educators."   Speakers Biographies   Prof. Marina […] Read more

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Call for Applications - Doctoral Scholarships in Law and AI & Postdoctoral Fellowship in Law and Technology

The Cyberjustice Laboratory and the LexUM Chair in Legal Information offer an exceptional opportunity for doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers passionate about information technology, cyberjustice, and artificial intelligence. The LexUM Chair in Legal Information and Cyberjustice Laboratory Doctoral Fellowship is designed to encourage two young researchers to embark on an exciting thesis exploring the themes […] Read more

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Upcoming Conference: (Free)lance Content and Generative AI: The Persisting Plight of Freelance Authors Across the Creative Industries by Dr. Pina D'Agostino (April 9, 2024)

  date April 9th, 2024, 13h00   zoom registration https://mcgill.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqcOyppzguHd3ddDeKt5Ylo5x5BS9dDBLq   Summary Recycling existing copyright-protected works in new media is an age-old recurrence, which continues to challenge copyright law and its future on a global scale. Each time a new technology enjoys wide-spread adoption there is a new way to re-introduce or recycle an existing […] Read more

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Video - "Living in the Shadow of Catastrophe" lecture by South Africa's High Commissioner to Canada, His Excellency, Rieaz Shaik

=   You will find above the lecture entitled "Living in the Shadow of Catastrophe" held by His Excellency, the South African High Commissioner to Canada, on January 24, 2024 at the Cyberjustice Laboratory.   Speaker's Biography   High Commissioner Rieaz Shaik is South Africa’s envoy to Canada since 2022. Mr Shaik was an anti-apartheid […] Read more