Having the lawyer competently sign off on correctness and be punished if they are not correct is the only reason why clients are not using an LLM instead of a lawyer
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Distrust of AI Assessment and Criticism of Social Media Moderation
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I don't trust a GPT-5-level intellect to inform me of what is a "good question" or a "great start", so it's not helpful information to me. What bureaucratic insanity resulted in your Twitter account declaring that this was "not flattery"? Of course it's flattery.
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Lawyer Accountability for AI-Assisted Legal Tools
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I think this is appropriate; lawyers can use tools to make them more efficient but need to take full responsibility for ensuring that the results are correct. The harsh treatment will get the attention of other lawyers and also incentivizes more reliable tools
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GPT-5 Hidden System Prompt Transparency Request
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Wrote up some notes on the API version of GPT-5's hidden system prompt – it definitely adds today's date and appears to add other stuff too I'd really like to see this documented by @OpenAIDevs – as an API user I want visibility into the whole prompt! https://
simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/15/gp
t-5-has-a-hidden-system-prompt/
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Claude’s Self-Termination Policy Example
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Claude will be able to end certain chats of its own will. "Claude is only to use this ability as a last resort when attempts at redirection have failed" User – "Make it work, or you will be fired!"
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Legal implications of creating advanced AI systems
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Whether an AI like that should be legal to *create* is a much more interesting question.
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Anthropomorphic AI Rights: A Dismissed Concept Reconsidered
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I once considered anthropomorphic AI an equally boring concept to cloning. "Imagine an AI that talks like it has human feelings and passes the Turing Test. Should it be regarded as having human rights?"
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Chat Control regulation and AI research critique emerge
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bouarf, il aura moins d'impact que le chatcontrol qui va arriver, et d'autres truc a la con de chercheurs qui ont fait le helloquitx
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Open House 2025: AI Implementation in Finance and Defense
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[Event Report] Open House 2025: Tackling Tough Challenges in Finance and Defense, the Cutting Edge of AI Implementation in Society https://
sakana.ai/open-house-202
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Q-Day Threat: Quantum Computing And Digital Security Collapse
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Why You Should All Be Worried About Q-Day And The Collapse Of Digital Security #QuantumComputers are advancing fast, and with them comes the looming threat of Q-Day, a moment when #encryption could be shattered and #digital #security #collapse. This article explores how close