Dearest EDRM Community,
Word of the week: Olympic.
In our legal tech world this week, the ABA’s annual meeting kicked off in Chicago with guidelines on AI and a democracy summit.
EDRM salutes the joyous Olympic Spirit of personal excellence, international competition, and sportsmanship.
Kaylee Walstad and Mary Mack, EDRM.
Let’s remain united in our support for each other. For support or to assist a colleague, contact us at info@edrm.net and join our weekly Community Support Call, now in its fourth year.
On the EDRM Blog:
- Charley Otto, eDiscovery Pioneer and Beloved Friend, Passes
- HaystackID in the Community, Summer 2024
- Relativity and Cellebrite Partner to Unleash the Power of Mobile Data
- From High Performance to HITRUST: July 2024 Vendor Voices
- Innovating AI Communication: Real-Time Conversations Between Different ChatGPTs
- Yes, AI is Here. No, You’re Not Gone.
- A Forensic Deep Dive into Apple’s Security Delay in iOS 17.3
- EDRM Workshop: Practical Insights into Generative AI Workflows for Legal Teams
Upcoming Webinars on the EDRM Global Webinar Channel:
- 20 August 2024: 1PM Eastern: Unlocking the Power of ROPA: Why It Matters, Latest Privacy Trends, and How It Protects Your Business
- 22 August 2024: 1PM Eastern: Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions for August 2024
Updates from Around the Globe:
- Global Legal Tech Developments: The ABA released ethical guidelines on incorporating AI into legal practice. Mark O’Brien will step down from the organization he co-founded, ProBono.net, Bob Ambrogi reported. Justin Bachman reviews an Axiom survey highlighting the conflict between lawyers and legal ops professionals. Greg Lambert wrote on the evolving role of training and development in the legal world. EDRM Trusted Partner Reed Smith analyzed the FTC enforcement approaches in “algorithmic pricing.”
- International eDiscovery Trends: Isha Marathe introduced Decover AI with its $2m raise. Litera acquired FileTrail. A class action suit against an AI company can proceed to discovery in a closely watched employment discrimination suit. EDRM Trusted Partners Relativity and Cellebrite partnered to streamline the management, collection, review, and production of mobile data. Doug Austin and EDRM Trusted Partner, eDiscovery Today’s Kitchen Sink includes Ralph Losey’s post on two AIs in conversation, Rob Robinson on the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act, Aaron Patton’s Gates Dogfish, and more. Doug covered EDRM Trusted Partner Nextpoint’s Cost Calculator here.
- World Events Impacting Legal Tech: The US and Russia exchanged hostages and prisoners. Countries urged their citizens to leave Lebanon for fear of retaliation after the attack on Druze children playing soccer in the Golan Heights. Ukraine deployed F-16s for the first time. The Prime Minister of Bangladesh resigned and fled the country after bloody protests. Far-right demonstrations turned to riots across the UK after three children were killed by stabbing. Terrorists killed over 30 at an attack on a beach hotel/restaurant in Somalia. Hurricane Debby hits Florida. The Perseid meteor showers peak on August 12 as Mount Etna erupts again.
Recent Illumination Zone Podcasts:
Catch our latest syndicated EDRM Global Podcast Network episodes on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and more. Recent guests include Bryan Bellack, Doug Kaminski, Karen Jensen-Clark, Daniella Virgile, Brett Burney with Doug Austin, and Gabe Landau.
EDRM Announcements:
- EDRM Workshop: Practical Insights into Generative AI Workflows for Legal Teams. Join us on August 21 at 12 PM EDT for a virtual workshop sponsored by HaystackID. Register here.
- EDRM Announces ComplexDiscovery as Newest Trusted Partner.
- EDRM’s AI Ethics & Bias team released its GenAI Judicial Orders Repository.
- Update to EDRM’s Code of Conduct: EDRM has updated its Code of Conduct for respect and civility at in-person, virtual, social, and project events.
- 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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Faster, Higher, Stronger – Together,
Kaylee & Mary
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P.S. This update was assisted by GAI and LLM Technologies as per EDRM GAI and LLM Policy.
