Josh Fairfield
@joshfairfield.bsky.social
Legal scholar, tech law nerd, reluctant futurist
AI, crypto, digital property & community
Prof @ W&L | Author | Testifies sometimes | Consultant
Book 3 on the way. Author alignment: Lawful Thoughtful
https://joshfairfield.com/
AI, crypto, digital property & community
Prof @ W&L | Author | Testifies sometimes | Consultant
Book 3 on the way. Author alignment: Lawful Thoughtful
https://joshfairfield.com/
OpenAI says “Temporary Chat” doesn’t store your chats.
A federal court says they must.
So either they’re violating a court order…
Or they’re gaslighting users.
Privacy theater is not privacy.
#privacytheater #fairfieldonprivacy #ailaw #openai
A federal court says they must.
So either they’re violating a court order…
Or they’re gaslighting users.
Privacy theater is not privacy.
#privacytheater #fairfieldonprivacy #ailaw #openai
July 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
OpenAI says “Temporary Chat” doesn’t store your chats.
A federal court says they must.
So either they’re violating a court order…
Or they’re gaslighting users.
Privacy theater is not privacy.
#privacytheater #fairfieldonprivacy #ailaw #openai
A federal court says they must.
So either they’re violating a court order…
Or they’re gaslighting users.
Privacy theater is not privacy.
#privacytheater #fairfieldonprivacy #ailaw #openai
The predictions for entry-level hiring in almost every industry are dire...except law. AI misfires and misjudges legal relevance. Entry-level legal roles now mean verifying, cross-checking, and stress-testing AI’s work. AI is going to make these jobs essential.
#AIandLaw #LegalTech #FutureOfWork
#AIandLaw #LegalTech #FutureOfWork
June 19, 2025 at 10:47 AM
The predictions for entry-level hiring in almost every industry are dire...except law. AI misfires and misjudges legal relevance. Entry-level legal roles now mean verifying, cross-checking, and stress-testing AI’s work. AI is going to make these jobs essential.
#AIandLaw #LegalTech #FutureOfWork
#AIandLaw #LegalTech #FutureOfWork
ProPublica just exposed the VA using AI to cancel contracts based on the prompt: “munchable.”
Yes, really.
-$3k services flagged as $34m waste
-No legal standards applied
-AI doesn't reason, it predicts, then it scales
In theory, AI can do the job.
In practice, it doesn’t know what the job is.
Yes, really.
-$3k services flagged as $34m waste
-No legal standards applied
-AI doesn't reason, it predicts, then it scales
In theory, AI can do the job.
In practice, it doesn’t know what the job is.
June 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
ProPublica just exposed the VA using AI to cancel contracts based on the prompt: “munchable.”
Yes, really.
-$3k services flagged as $34m waste
-No legal standards applied
-AI doesn't reason, it predicts, then it scales
In theory, AI can do the job.
In practice, it doesn’t know what the job is.
Yes, really.
-$3k services flagged as $34m waste
-No legal standards applied
-AI doesn't reason, it predicts, then it scales
In theory, AI can do the job.
In practice, it doesn’t know what the job is.