Dearest EDRM community,
The word of the week is develop.
Morocco’s earthquake claims over 2000 souls, survivors need assistance. Floods hit Hong Kong and Southern China and Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano is erupting. Supercomputers making LLMs use tons of water. Walter Isaacson’s book on Elon Musk already has corrections, such as what happened with Ukraine’s underwater drone sneak attack. The G20 announced a railway to connect India, the Middle East and Europe. Perks to get back in the office.
EDRM Project Leaders will jumpstart Relativity Fest on September 27th at 8am by updating those present on projects and inviting them to participate:
Register for Relativity Fest here.
—Khrys McKinney (AI Ethics/Bias),
—Cristin Traylor (Priv Logs),
—Jay Yelton (Special Master and Discovery Neutral),
—Monica Harris and Matt Rasmussen (Short Message Metadata Primer 1.0),
—Craig Ball and Matthew Golab (EDRM Duplicate Identification project EDRM MIH) ,
—Dave Cohen and Briordy Meyers (GDPR),
—Dave Cohen on five new projects (EDRM 2,0, GenAI, ESI Protocol, TAR Protocol & Discovery Workflows)
Rob Robinson of ComplexDiscovery has his 31st Quarterly eDiscovery Business Confidence Survey- Fall Edition out. With 15 short questions including three new multiple-choice questions focused on understanding the use of Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) in the eDiscovery ecosystem. We highly encourage you to share your knowledge on the survey, it takes 3-5 minutes. Dennis Kennedy released a white paper on using GenAI as a mastermind group with personae. Marco Imperiale launched Better Ipsum, which he says will take a human centric legal design approach which includes legal wellbeing (via Caroline Hill). Craig Ball has extensively revised and expanded his guide for testifying experts, now called “Being the Better Expert Witness: A Primer for Forensic Examiners.” Thomson Reuters introduced authenticity tools for journalists, which may inform deep fake detection for eDiscovery evidence. Consilio bought Lawyers on Demand and SYKE. In a long read of short messages, Brian Inkster hands out magic wands to those with a true “legal” use for GenAI. Kiwi Camara stepped down as CEO of DISCO, while board member Scott Hill takes the reins.
Recent Posts on the EDRM Blog
LLMs and GAI: Catalysts or Constraints? The Fall 2023 eDiscovery Business Confidence Survey
Being the Better Expert Witness
EDRM Project Leaders Jumpstart Relativity Fest
Legal Professionals to Connect and Share e-Discovery Expertise at Relativity Fest 2023
Disputes, Investigations and Emerging Data Sources
Spoliation Motions Denied as Untimely – Another Wake-Up Call
On Point 2023: Nextpoint’s User Conference
Upcoming Webinars on the EDRM Global Webinar Channel
- 13 Sep 2023: 1PM Eastern: Are Large Language Models Like GPT Secure? A Look at the Technology and the Law
- 14 Sep 2023: 1PM Eastern: Empowerment Through Relaxation: A Stress Reduction Workshop for Attorneys
- 21 Sep 2023: 1PM Eastern: Deep Dive into Digital Investigations: Insights and Tales from the Trenches
- 26 Sep 2023: 1PM Eastern: Tips and Tricks for Collecting Employee Chat Data
Recent Podcasts
Our Syndicated EDRM Global Podcast Network is available via iTunes, Spotify, Google Play and your favorite podcast app, so you can listen at your leisure. Recent podcasts guests include John Brewer, the Hon. Judge Ralph Artigliere (ret.), Sharon Nelson with John Simek, Tony Sipp with Oyango Snell, and Tom Kemp.
EDRM News
EDRM Project Leaders Khrys McKinney (AI Ethics/Bias), Cristin Traylor (Priv Logs), Jay Yelton (Special Master and Discovery Neutral), Monica Harris and Matt Rasmussen (Short Message Metadata Primer 1.0) and Dave Cohen (GDPR) updated the community on progress on the EDRM Global Webinar channel. It’s available on demand if you missed it.
EDRM updated its Generative AI and Large Language Model policy to address the need for disclosure and fact checking, with consequences. Read all the policies here.
Every Tuesday at 6PM Eastern, community members gather via Zoom to offer or request support as we navigate our work and personal challenges. Email us at info@edrm.net to be included on the group invitation for the 187th support call. Remember, you are not alone, and you are welcome at our events, or to reach out for help. If you are having a mental health emergency, please consider these resources for professional help.
We welcome your participation in our projects, webinars, support gatherings, and our EDRM Hub, our job board/event/directory website. There is no charge for these EDRM offerings, thanks to our very generous Trusted Partners and Event Sponsors.
Building with you,
Mary & Kaylee
