Dearest EDRM Community,
The word of the week is: Controversy.
In our legal tech world this week, Autonomy’s accounting practices (remember that?) are back in court and geopolitical tensions are playing out in civil disobedience, not only in public spaces but also inside corporate headquarters and college campuses.
Complex Discovery’s Spring 2024 eDiscovery Business Confidence Survey launched this week. Your input into the current and future conditions in our ecosystem is needed. Take the anonymized five minute survey here.
Kaylee Walstad and Mary Mack, EDRM.
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On the EDRM Blog:
- Accurate and Complete Discovery Responses Can Be Strategically Advantageous
- From Centaurs To Cyborgs: Our evolving relationship with generative AI
- here’s No Right or Wrong Answer – But There Are Mistakes
- April’s Notable Cases and Events in E-Discovery
- Court Orders Parties to Enter Into an ESI Protocol
Upcoming Webinars on the EDRM Global Webinar Channel
- 23 Apr 2024: 1PM Eastern: Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for April
- 24 Apr 2024: 1PM Eastern: “REASONABLE” CYBER BEST PRACTICES: SWORD OR SHIELD?
- 8 May 2024: 1PM Eastern: Efficiency Unlocked: Mastering Problem-Solving for Legal Professionals
- 9 May 2024: 1PM Eastern: Testimony Tells a Story: Build a Winning Argument with Deposition Transcripts
- 15 May 2024: 1PM Eastern: Unlocking Microsoft 365: Navigating the Future of eDiscovery Tools
- 30 May 2014: 1PM Eastern: Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for May
Updates from Around the Globe –
- Global Legal Tech Developments: GPT 4 can read Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) reports and generate code to exploit them. President Biden signed the contentious FISA, allowing surveillance of foreign nationals. TikTok lost its lobbying battle and may need to change ownership jurisdiction. A federal appellate judge calls bans on AI misplaced. Nvidia will provide the software for Japan’s hybrid quantum computer. LA’s Homelessness Prevention Program uses AI to identify individuals and families at risk and offers aid.
- International eDiscovery Trends: If you’ve ever wondered about Autonomy’s accounting practices, Law.com’s Maria Dinzeo reported the GC’s testimony. Doug Austin’s Kitchen Sink included Mike Berman’s new case review that addresses Judge Andrew Peck (ret.)’s facetious invocation of FRCP Rule 1.1 (Don’t piss off the judge.) Our Trusted Partner, HaystackID clued us in on where their future forward practice will exhibit, speak and attend during spring conference season. Hackers are threatening to release a database of sanctions and companies under watch for financial crimes.
- World Events Impacting Legal Tech: Israel retaliated against Iran and both countries have deescalated for the moment. The US House of Representatives passed aid bills for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Google fired 28 employees after civil disobedience in company buildings protesting contracts with Israel. Columbia University shifted classes online for safety reasons after arrests at a civilly disobedient demonstration on campus amid a rise in antisemitism. The Volkswagen plant in Tennessee unionized, and is the first foreign automaker in the US to do so.
Recent Illumination Zone Podcasts:
Catch our latest syndicated EDRM Global Podcast Network episodes on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and more. Recent guests include Zef Deda, Nate Latessa, Andy Paredes, Greg Witczak, Charisma Star and Sheila Johnston.,
EDRM Announcements:
- EDRM’s Project on Generative AI Establishes Goals and Welcomes Additional Contributors
- EDRM announced two new projects seeking contributors, the Testimony Evidence Reference Model (TERM) project and the Gigabytes Metrics (ESI File Size Project.) Reach out to info@edrm.net to learn more and get involved.
- EDRM is proudly sponsoring Joy Murao’s PAR Pop Ups, first in Dallas with educational and networking events all April.
- Update to EDRM’s Code of Conduct: EDRM has updated our Code of Conduct around in person, virtual, social and project events for respect and civility.
- Generative AI Policy Update: Check out our updated Generative AI and Large Language Model policy, focusing on disclosure and fact-checking. Read the Policy Here.
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Toward civility,
Mary & Kaylee
P.S. This update was assisted by GAI and LLM Technologies as per EDRM GAI and LLM Policy.
