The Network Law Review is pleased to present a symposium entitled “Dynamics of Generative AI,” where lawyers, economists, computer scientists, and social scientists gather their knowledge around a central question: what will define the future of AI ecosystems? To bring all this expertise together, a conference co-hosted by the Weizenbaum Institute and the Amsterdam Law...Read More
The Network Law Review is pleased to present a symposium entitled “Dynamics of Generative AI,” where lawyers, economists, computer scientists, and social scientists gather their knowledge around a central question: what will define the future of AI ecosystems? To bring all this expertise together, a conference co-hosted by the Weizenbaum Institute and the Amsterdam Law...Read More
The Network Law Review is pleased to present a symposium entitled “Dynamics of Generative AI,” where lawyers, economists, computer scientists, and social scientists gather their knowledge around a central question: what will define the future of AI ecosystems? To bring all this expertise together, a conference co-hosted by the Weizenbaum Institute and the Amsterdam Law...Read More
The Network Law Review is pleased to present a symposium entitled “Dynamics of Generative AI,” where lawyers, economists, computer scientists, and social scientists gather their knowledge around a central question: what will define the future of AI ecosystems? To bring all this expertise together, a conference co-hosted by the Weizenbaum Institute and the Amsterdam Law...Read More
The Network Law Review is pleased to present a symposium entitled “Dynamics of Generative AI,” where lawyers, economists, computer scientists, and social scientists gather their knowledge around a central question: what will define the future of AI ecosystems? To bring all this expertise together, a conference co-hosted by the Weizenbaum Institute and the Amsterdam Law...Read More
Antitrust agencies are increasingly interested in generative AI. This can be good news. As Sandy Pentland and I wrote last year (here), the competitive dynamics in this space can be supported by a careful antitrust agenda. While the AI Act should be improved if the EU wants innovation to flourish (see this article), enforcement actions...Read More
This contribution tackles the technology (what open source is), the market (how open source creates competitive pressure in generative AI), and the law (what should - and shouldn’t - be done about it)Read More
This short article serves as an introduction to Thibault Schrepel’s latest working paper, “Decoding the AI Act: A Critical Guide for Competition Experts” (open-access) *** Europe is experiencing a legislative frenzy. In recent months, European institutions have adopted or debated the Digital Markets Act (“DMA”), the Digital Services Act (“DSA”), the Data Act, the Data...Read More
This short article serves as an introduction to Thibault Schrepel and Sandy Pentland’s latest working paper, “Competition between AI Foundation Models: Dynamics and Policy Recommendations” (open-access)Read More
This post features several rankings of “law & technology” journals and reviews, none of which were produced by the Network Law Review. Most of these rankings are US-centric. ** Google Scholar Metrics: Technology Law (2023) 1. Computer Law & Security Review 2. Berkeley Technology Law Journal 3. International Data Privacy Law 4. World Patent Information...Read More
Computational Legal Futures is a tri-monthly series exploring the promise of computational law: digital transformation and extended intelligence in the law. The series is curated by Sandy Pentland, MIT Toshiba Professor and Director of MIT Connection Science, and authored by Robert Mahari, JD-Ph.D. Student at Harvard Law School and MIT and Tobin South, Ph.D. Student...Read More
Counter-positioning is a business strategy in which a company positions itself in a way that its competitors are unwilling to replicate to avoid cannibalization. A well-known example of counter-positioning is Netflix’s policy not to charge late fees. In 2000, Blockbuster was earning a large portion of its revenue ($800 million) from late fees. When Netflix entered...Read More
Computational Legal Futures is a tri-monthly series exploring the promise of computational law: digital transformation and extended intelligence in the law. The series is authored by Sandy Pentland, MIT Toshiba Professor and Director of MIT Connection Science, and Robert Mahari, JD-Ph.D. Student at Harvard Law School and MIT. This piece was co-authored by Tobin South, Ph.D....Read More
The number of lists documenting the best tech podcasts is almost infinite. This list is specifically designed for social scientists – lawyers, economists, political scientists, complexity theorists, etc. I hope it helps. Yours truly, Thibault Schrepel *** Scaling Theory Spotify | Apple Podcast | YouTube What? Why?: Scaling Theory is a podcast dedicated to the power...Read More
The relationship between Web2 giants and Web3 projects is “complicated.” More than complicated, the relationship is complex. Web2 giants and Web3 projects cooperate and they compete. In “The Complex Relationship Between Web2 Giants and Web3 Projects”, I untangle their relationship, explore their distinct value propositions, and draw the lines of what could be one of tomorrow’s new...Read More
