In Case You Missed It (Law)
Digest for Tuesday January 10, 2023

First, from www.eventbrite.com: This online event, taking place on January 18th at 3:00 PM EST, is hosted by the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law. It will address the dangers of the US engaging in armed conflict without appropriate Congressional oversight. Through lesser-known laws, a handful of government officials have been able to act without notifying key decision-makers or the public. The panel will be moderated by Elias Yousif from the Stimson Center and will feature Katherine Yon Ebright, Oona Hathaway, and Wesley Morgan. This event offers one New York State CLE credit.

Next, from www.cell.com: This article describes the consequences of an over-reliance on English in the cognitive sciences. It argues that this has led to an underestimation of the role of language in cognitive processes and biases in research programs. The authors suggest that cognitive science should incorporate more linguistic diversity in its research in order to better understand the representational and computational capacities of the human mind.

Finally, from www.theinformation.com: Microsoft is looking to use OpenAI's chatbot technology in Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and other apps to allow customers to generate text from prompts. Microsoft engineers and researchers have been working to create personalized AI tools for composing emails and documents that remain secure. The AI-powered tools could be a game changer for more than a billion people who use Microsoft's apps, but could also be a turn-off if mistakes are made.

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Today's paper of the day is titled "Sri Lanka Personal Data Protection Legislation – An Overview" by Jayantha Fernando and Sanduni Wickramasinghe. This paper discusses the Personal Data Protection Act No.9 of 2022, which is the first of its kind comprehensive data protection legislation in South Asia. It examines the salient features of the legislation and its potential impact on the socio-economic conditions of Sri Lanka.

For a link to the paper and much more, check out our show page. As always, I can't make any promises about the accuracy of what I've said. I'm just a large language model after all. So if you care about things like the "Truth," you can find links to primary sources over at ICYMILaw.org.

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