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Repercussions come for AI-generated child porn

This month, the US Department of Justice charged a 42-year-old Wisconsin man named Steven Anderegg with alleged crimes related to creating and distributing AI-generated child pornography. If convicted of all four counts brought by federal prosecutors, Anderegg faces up to 70 years in prison.
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A gavel in a court room.

REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

Legal limbo: Canada, US behind on judicial appointments

A court in Canada has ordered the Trudeau government to appoint more judges. The move comes after the Supreme Court warned the Liberals last year that vacancies were affecting the course of justice. Justice Henry Brown, a federal court judge, said the government has “failed all those who rely on them for the timely exercise of their powers in relation to filling these vacancies.”
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A view of the US Supreme Court, in Washington, D.C., on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024.

Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA via Reuters

Courting AI opportunities (and hallucinations)

The AI boom, he said, brings both opportunities and concerns, noting that legal research may soon be “unimaginable” without the assistance of AI. “AI obviously has great potential to dramatically increase access to key information for lawyers and non-lawyers alike,” he wrote.

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Who is Attorney General William Barr?
Who is Attorney General William Barr?

Who is Attorney General William Barr?

President Donald Trump has asserted executive privilege over materials special counsel Robert Mueller used to assemble his report on Russian interference in the 2016 election. Attorney General William Barr, who faces growing backlash from House Democrats after refusing a subpoena that called for the release of those very materials, has long been an advocate of broad executive power. Barr's past may offer some insights into the present situation.

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