Rob Truman
@robtruman.bsky.social
Law librarian and Oregonian. Currently drinking too much tea. Fan of books, Wingspan, hiking, and science fiction movies of questionable quality. This is just me; the office is @lawlib.bsky.social
“AI is great at cleaning up a run-on sentence. Not so good at coming up with your whole motion to dismiss from scratch.
“And alarmingly, unconstitutionally terrible at producing an accurate account of a law enforcement incident that it didn’t see based off a one-sentence prompt!”
“And alarmingly, unconstitutionally terrible at producing an accurate account of a law enforcement incident that it didn’t see based off a one-sentence prompt!”
Everyone's focused on all the "abusive lying" but let's not sleep on ICE using AI bots to write their reports for them.
ICE Using ChatGPT To Write Use-Of-Force Reports, As Fascism Meets Laziness - Above the Law
Judge Ellis discovers ICE agents are using ChatGPT to write use-of-force reports based on "brief sentences" and photos.
abovethelaw.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:41 PM
“AI is great at cleaning up a run-on sentence. Not so good at coming up with your whole motion to dismiss from scratch.
“And alarmingly, unconstitutionally terrible at producing an accurate account of a law enforcement incident that it didn’t see based off a one-sentence prompt!”
“And alarmingly, unconstitutionally terrible at producing an accurate account of a law enforcement incident that it didn’t see based off a one-sentence prompt!”
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“In South Carolina, a Colombian family of five went to a government office for a fingerprinting appointment, only to have the parents detained while the children — ages 5, 11 and 15 — were sent into the shelter system for four months.”
Meanwhile, 600 kids have been sent to ICE detention this year.
Meanwhile, 600 kids have been sent to ICE detention this year.
November 24, 2025 at 11:21 PM
“In South Carolina, a Colombian family of five went to a government office for a fingerprinting appointment, only to have the parents detained while the children — ages 5, 11 and 15 — were sent into the shelter system for four months.”
Meanwhile, 600 kids have been sent to ICE detention this year.
Meanwhile, 600 kids have been sent to ICE detention this year.
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Do you think colleges making lists of Jews on a campus, at DJT's request, is a scary idea?
Please sign this petition, organized by Jewish profs at Penn, standing against Penn handing over lists of Jewish faculty or students!
actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
Please sign this petition, organized by Jewish profs at Penn, standing against Penn handing over lists of Jewish faculty or students!
actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
November 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Do you think colleges making lists of Jews on a campus, at DJT's request, is a scary idea?
Please sign this petition, organized by Jewish profs at Penn, standing against Penn handing over lists of Jewish faculty or students!
actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
Please sign this petition, organized by Jewish profs at Penn, standing against Penn handing over lists of Jewish faculty or students!
actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
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I wrote up an EARLY but still lengthy review of the hot new AI enhanced Google Scholar offering - Scholar Labs service aarontay.substack.com/p/scholar-la... - Image is just generated by Nano Banana Pro from my text....
November 21, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I wrote up an EARLY but still lengthy review of the hot new AI enhanced Google Scholar offering - Scholar Labs service aarontay.substack.com/p/scholar-la... - Image is just generated by Nano Banana Pro from my text....
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Pt 1 of Tanya Thomas' guest post to the @aallnet.bsky.social RIPS #LawLibrarian Blog post looks at how #generativeAI is leading to "a generation of lawyers who rarely engage with the raw materials of their profession" - like eating chicken nuggets
ripslawlibrarian.wordpress.com/2025/11/17/g...
ripslawlibrarian.wordpress.com/2025/11/17/g...
Guest Post – Teaching Legal Research in the Generative AI Era: When Source Blindness and Source Erasure Collide (Part 1)
Image by James Palinsad from – CC BY-SA 2.0, Alt Text: A pile of chicken nuggets isolated on black color background This is Part 1 of a four part-series from guest contributor Tanya Thomas. T…
ripslawlibrarian.wordpress.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Pt 1 of Tanya Thomas' guest post to the @aallnet.bsky.social RIPS #LawLibrarian Blog post looks at how #generativeAI is leading to "a generation of lawyers who rarely engage with the raw materials of their profession" - like eating chicken nuggets
ripslawlibrarian.wordpress.com/2025/11/17/g...
ripslawlibrarian.wordpress.com/2025/11/17/g...
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TL;DR: Lawyers need to consider the implications of artificial general intelligence (AGI) beyond science fiction, as exploring the question 'What if AGI…?' is critical for future legal planning.
The AI Law Professor: When asking “What if AGI…?” is essential planning for lawyers - Thomson Reuters Institute
Many lawyers treat artificial general intelligence as science fiction; however, asking “What if AGI…?” isn’t a simple academic exercise.
www.thomsonreuters.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:56 PM
TL;DR: Lawyers need to consider the implications of artificial general intelligence (AGI) beyond science fiction, as exploring the question 'What if AGI…?' is critical for future legal planning.
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BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
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Pouring one out for the goth-est of all the beers.
November 14, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Pouring one out for the goth-est of all the beers.
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November 8, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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I talked to librarians, authors who have had their books banned, and groups that support them for this article. The glee with which schools, libraries, governments, and companies are replacing human workers and nuance with AI would not be possible w/o the successful war on schools and libraries
November 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I talked to librarians, authors who have had their books banned, and groups that support them for this article. The glee with which schools, libraries, governments, and companies are replacing human workers and nuance with AI would not be possible w/o the successful war on schools and libraries
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This is huge and will continue to fuel amazing innovation in the legal research space
Today we're launching semantic search as an API. The legal technology space is booming, and this is one of the top requests we've heard from innovators. With this launch, new systems can provide powerful legal research without reinventing the search engine itself. 1/
free.law/2025/11/05/s...
free.law/2025/11/05/s...
Semantic Search API Now Live!
Try out our Semantic Search API in CourtListener, a big step forward in case law search!
free.law
November 6, 2025 at 12:45 AM
This is huge and will continue to fuel amazing innovation in the legal research space
“The law should, ideally, be based on real life and govern real life. But Portland has become a recursive loop of posting, a manufacturing hub for national policy as envisioned by clout-chasers.”
TL;DR: The legal battle over federal troops in Portland hinges on judges' interpretations influenced by social media, as influencers play a pivotal role in shaping public perception and dialogue.
Influencers have fractured reality in Portland
Right-wing content creators managed to successfully brand the Portland police as ‘antifa.’
www.theverge.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
“The law should, ideally, be based on real life and govern real life. But Portland has become a recursive loop of posting, a manufacturing hub for national policy as envisioned by clout-chasers.”
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had previous mentioned that I was working on a Women’s College Volleyball side project; that’s now live. would mean a lot if you downloaded and signed up! apps.apple.com/us/app/fanfl...
October 29, 2025 at 1:55 AM
had previous mentioned that I was working on a Women’s College Volleyball side project; that’s now live. would mean a lot if you downloaded and signed up! apps.apple.com/us/app/fanfl...
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Interviews Portland inflatables. Operation Inflations. From @motherjones.com #nokings
October 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Interviews Portland inflatables. Operation Inflations. From @motherjones.com #nokings
Wait… hey!
Amazing sign being held by a small child
October 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Wait… hey!
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The Kids Who Sued Trump Just Lost Big in Court. Or Did They? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/c...
The Kids Who Sued Trump Just Lost Big in Court. Or Did They?
www.nytimes.com
October 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The Kids Who Sued Trump Just Lost Big in Court. Or Did They? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/c...
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Shohei Ohtani: i am going to murder this baseball
everyone:
everyone:
October 18, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Shohei Ohtani: i am going to murder this baseball
everyone:
everyone:
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Employers: "Law schools are not doing enough to make students practice-ready! We need more more more of everything in law school! You are not training lawyers for the real world!"
Also employers: "We would like to hire students based on 5 weeks of 1L work."
Also employers: "We would like to hire students based on 5 weeks of 1L work."
This is madness. Today we had to send a message to our 1L students telling them it’s not a great idea to use the first drafts of their first legal writing assignments because the new OCI timeline is so early they are wondering if they should.
#LegalWriting
#LegalWriting
October 16, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Employers: "Law schools are not doing enough to make students practice-ready! We need more more more of everything in law school! You are not training lawyers for the real world!"
Also employers: "We would like to hire students based on 5 weeks of 1L work."
Also employers: "We would like to hire students based on 5 weeks of 1L work."
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"Oscar Wilde Gets His Library Card Back, 125 Years After His Death---The Irish writer was barred in 1895 after being convicted of gross indecency. On Thursday, the British Library will hand over a symbolic new card to his grandson" www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/a...
Oscar Wilde Gets His Library Card Back, 125 Years After His Death
www.nytimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 9:51 PM
"Oscar Wilde Gets His Library Card Back, 125 Years After His Death---The Irish writer was barred in 1895 after being convicted of gross indecency. On Thursday, the British Library will hand over a symbolic new card to his grandson" www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/a...
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Chatting Isn't Training: Demystifying Memory in LLMs - Choice 360 (my recent article written with two colleagues) www.choice360.org/libtech-insigh… #AI #privacy #memory
Chatting Isn't Training: Demystifying Memory in LLMs - Choice 360
Many librarians worry that AI companies use their chats for training purposes. Not so! This post clears up the misconception.
www.choice360.org
October 16, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Chatting Isn't Training: Demystifying Memory in LLMs - Choice 360 (my recent article written with two colleagues) www.choice360.org/libtech-insigh… #AI #privacy #memory
“In fact, I sort of wish I knew some of what they’re teaching me when I was teaching law school.” www.csmonitor.com/USA/Educatio...
Maryland needs teachers. It’s filling classrooms with laid-off federal workers.
With former federal employees looking for jobs, Maryland saw an opportunity to support its schools. A new program is offering them three months of teacher training – and the opportunity to make a diff...
www.csmonitor.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:36 AM
“In fact, I sort of wish I knew some of what they’re teaching me when I was teaching law school.” www.csmonitor.com/USA/Educatio...
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Extremely specific ask!
in search of leads for OREGON ONLY artists, crafters, creative practitioners for ArtsWatch story about protest art / art as protest. poets, knitters, muralists, anything. happy to anonymize you for safety if preferred!
ping me here: www.clairewillettwrites.com/contact-me
in search of leads for OREGON ONLY artists, crafters, creative practitioners for ArtsWatch story about protest art / art as protest. poets, knitters, muralists, anything. happy to anonymize you for safety if preferred!
ping me here: www.clairewillettwrites.com/contact-me
Contact Me! — Claire Willett
www.clairewillettwrites.com
October 15, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Extremely specific ask!
in search of leads for OREGON ONLY artists, crafters, creative practitioners for ArtsWatch story about protest art / art as protest. poets, knitters, muralists, anything. happy to anonymize you for safety if preferred!
ping me here: www.clairewillettwrites.com/contact-me
in search of leads for OREGON ONLY artists, crafters, creative practitioners for ArtsWatch story about protest art / art as protest. poets, knitters, muralists, anything. happy to anonymize you for safety if preferred!
ping me here: www.clairewillettwrites.com/contact-me
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One reasonable explanation for spending so much money on AI is that it's the vehicle for the last gasp of fossil fuel expansion
billmckibben.substack.com/p/hey-grok-w...
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Hey Grok, What's a Waste of Energy?
AI amidst the climate emergency
billmckibben.substack.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:50 AM
One reasonable explanation for spending so much money on AI is that it's the vehicle for the last gasp of fossil fuel expansion
billmckibben.substack.com/p/hey-grok-w...
billmckibben.substack.com/p/hey-grok-w...
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The president says there are very few stores left in Portland, Oregon, and the ones that are left are made of plywood.
I know we’re numb to this, but in any other time he’d have been removed by the 25th Amendment by now
I know we’re numb to this, but in any other time he’d have been removed by the 25th Amendment by now
Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."
October 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The president says there are very few stores left in Portland, Oregon, and the ones that are left are made of plywood.
I know we’re numb to this, but in any other time he’d have been removed by the 25th Amendment by now
I know we’re numb to this, but in any other time he’d have been removed by the 25th Amendment by now