Law and Tech
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Algorithmic Bias And The Quest For Equal Justice In India
Artificial intelligence is also making inroads into India’s justice delivery system. Courts are looking at digital tools to help manage cases, predict outcomes, and even make decisions. The Supreme Court of India spearheaded projects such as SUPACE (Supreme Court Portal for Assistance in Courts Efficiency) to aid judges in legal research and sorting precedents, and…
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Greening the Machines: The Environmental Footprint of Generative Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence popularly known as AI is the new thing in our world. The Trend, The Buzz Word, The new tag line for technological advancement. Generative AI has become the new social media trend. The internet is filled with AI generated literature, images and even AI generated songs. The latest “Studio Ghibli” trend is the…
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Regulatory Camouflage: How India’s Legislative Framework Enable Cyber Crime Against the Vulnerable
Abstract Contemporary legislative frameworks, which intend to provide safeguards but continue to be ineffective in addressing the contemporary threats, including deepfakes, biometric spoofing, and AI impersonation, even though there is the presence of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Act on DPDP, 2023. This Article examines how these frameworks fail to be effective and…
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Platonic Leaks, Tectonic Threats: Vec2Vec, A New Challenge To Data Pseudonymization
A recent paper by the Department of Computer Science of Cornell University introduces a novel unsupervised method, titled Vec2Vec, that allows embeddings from different models to be mapped with high similarities despite variations in their architecture, size, or training data. This article discusses how this development challenges present notions of consent and data pseudonymization in…
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Facial Recognition: A Crime Fighter or Civil Rights Threat?
Abstract Facial recognition technology is rapidly being adopted by law enforcement agencies worldwide, including in India, to enhance criminal detection and surveillance. While it promises efficiency and accuracy in identifying suspects, its unchecked use raises grave concerns about privacy, misidentification, algorithmic bias, and a lack of legal safeguards. This article critically examines the dual nature…
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Robot Authors, Human Laws: Can a Machine Hold Copyright?
Introduction The article explores the thorny questions raised at large by the intersection between artificial intelligence and copyright, and by generative AI, in particular, to the extent that this much older idea of authorship is re-imagined thereby. In the current landscape of AI-composed literature, music, and visual arts, in which minimal human inputs are required, a…
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AI-Generated Green Inventions: Who Owns the IP for AI-Driven Sustainability Solutions?
The growth of artificial intelligence (AI) as a self-governed change maker is bringing into question the established structures of IP law and Green innovations. AI systems come up with new sustainability issues, such as carbon capture technology and energy-efficient materials, that may eventually lead to a debate over the ownership of these technologies. Is AI…
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E-Vulnerability: How Cybercrimes Are Entangling Youth As Both Victims and Perpetrators
The importance of cybercrime, particularly through the Internet, has increased as computers have become indispensable to various sectors, such as government, entertainment, commerce, etc., which are made punishable by the Information Technology Act, 2000, or subject to penal liability under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Cybercrime is the use of a computer to carry out…
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AI in Court: When Legal Tech Goes Rogue – Lessons from Mata v. Avianca
The legal industry is undergoing a technological transformation, with artificial intelligence (AI) emerging as a powerful tool for legal research, drafting, and case analysis. AI-driven platforms promise greater efficiency, reduced costs, and improved access to legal resources. These tools can quickly summarise case law, generate legal arguments, and assist in document preparation, tasks that traditionally…
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The DeepSeek Shakedown: Is it time for India to consider building such a model?
The DeepSeek Effect: DeepSeek has recently been hit by a cyber-attack. The tech giants often referred to as the “Magnificent Seven”—Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Tesla—are called magnificent not only because of their massive valuations and investments in artificial intelligence but also due to their dominance in the stock market. Together, these seven…