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To disable GeminiAI in your gmail account:
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Settings > Click: Manage Workspace Settings > Turn off Smart features buttons > Click 'Save'
a cartoon drawing of a person pressing a light switch with their finger
ALT: a cartoon drawing of a person pressing a light switch with their finger
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November 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Judge Pushed To Retire Over Halloween Showmanship

#JudicialEthics #Courts #Law #LawSky #Ethics #Elvis #SoManyQuestions #CourtNews #LegalEthics
Judge Pushed To Retire Over Halloween Showmanship - Above the Law
There are time and place limits on Jailhouse Rock.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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New published CA Court of Appeals opinion on fabricated cases. "spurious citations"

#AttorneyEthics #AttorneyDiscipline #Ethics #Law #LawSky #LegalNews #CourtNews #AI #GENAI #citation #legalcitation #Law #LawSky #LegalWriting #ClericalError #LLM #legaltech​ #AIFail #bogus #Courts #VLex
a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a destroyed building and says please disperse
Alt: A man in a suit and tie stands in front of a burning and exploding building. People are panicked and running around in the background. The man waves both hands in the air in a calming manner and says, "Nothing to see here. Please disperse."
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November 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Nebraska Supreme Court upholds disbarring ex-Dodge County Attorney

#Nebraska #AttorneyEthics #AttorneyDiscipline #Nebraska #CyberStalking #Ethics #Law #LawSky #DodgeCounty #Fremont #PublicSafety #NebraskaLaw #LegalNews #CourtNews @nebraskaexaminer.com #ItsAboutTime
Nebraska Supreme Court upholds disbarring ex-Dodge County Attorney • Nebraska Examiner
The Nebraska Supreme Court upheld the disbarment of a former Dodge County Attorney for misusing his authority on a man dating his ex-wife.
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October 24, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Suspended lawyer accused of citing hallucinated case in bid to reinstate law license

#AI #GENAI #citation #legalcitation #Law #LawSky #LegalEthics #LegalWriting #AttyDiscipline #YeahThatllWork
Suspended lawyer accused of citing hallucinated case in bid to reinstate law license
A suspended Iowa lawyer cited at least one hallucinated case likely generated by artificial intelligence in his bid to return to law practice, according to a motion filed by the Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board.
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September 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Yikes! The Bluebook's Generative AI Rule is Flawed

#AI #GENAI #citation #legalcitation #bluebook #Law #LawSky #LegalEthics #WorkProduct #LegalWriting
Yikes! The Bluebook's Generative AI Rule is Flawed
Criticism of the Bluebook is not new. The Bluebook is an arguable form of hazing, with a long and storied history of making first-year students cry. Judge Posne
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September 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Books by Bots: Librarians grapple with AI-generated material in collections

#AI #AISlop #Libraries #Books #Booksky 📚 #Audiobooks #Copyright #CollectionDevelopment
Books by Bots | American Libraries Magazine
Librarians grapple with AI-generated material in their library collections.
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September 5, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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AOL dial-up dies Sept. 30. No more fighting with your mom because she picked up the phone mid-download. 📞💻💔

#AOL #DialUp #InternetHistory #90sTech #DigitalDivide #TechHistory #YouveGotMail #ForeverBuffering
Say bye-bye to the beeps and boops of AOL's dial-up internet service
AOL debuted the service in 1989. Dial-up has largely been replaced by broadband internet.
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August 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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New 9th Circuit ruling: studios can’t use DMCA’s streamlined subpoena process to force ISPs to hand over alleged pirates’ identities—thanks to one John Doe who objected.

In re Subpoena Internet Subscribers (9th Cir. - Aug. 15, 2025)

#TechLaw #StreisandEffect #InternetLaw #Copyright #DMCA #YoHo
In re Subpoena Internet Subscribers (9th Cir. - Aug. 15, 2025)
Here's a good example of a quasi- Streisand effect as applied to precedent. The studio that owns the rights to the movie The Fall  are, lik...
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August 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Hey everybody! @drjuliawester.bsky.social and I have a new paper!

We surveyed over 800 scientists, science communicators, and science educators who use social media.

Conclusion: Scientists no longer find Twitter useful or pleasant, and many have switched to Bluesky! 🧪🌎🦑

doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
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August 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Thousands of once-secret California police misconduct incident records are now available as a searchable database.

#Law #LawSky #LegalResearch #Research #LawLibraries #Librarians #Skybrarians #DigitalPreservation #DigitalArchives #DigitalAccess #PublicData #Library
Thousands of once-secret police records are now public. Here’s how you can use them
For the first time, you can look up serious use of force and police misconduct incidents in California.
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August 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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After using ChatGPT, man swaps his salt for sodium bromide—and suffers psychosis.

#ChatGPT #LLM #InfoVetting #Bromism #Tech #Research #GenerativeAI #Skybrarians #Hallucinations
After using ChatGPT, man swaps his salt for sodium bromide—and suffers psychosis
Literal “hallucinations” were the result.
arstechnica.com
August 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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If You Give an LLM a Legal Practice Guide

#Law #LawSky #LegalResearch #AI #ChatGPT #LLM #GenerativeAI @colindoylelaw.bsky.social ‪
If You Give an LLM a Legal Practice Guide
Large language models struggle to answer legal questions that require applying detailed, jurisdiction-specific legal rules. Lawyers also find these types of que
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August 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Journey to the heart of the forgotten internet:

#DialUp @archive.org #InternetArchive #DigitalPreservation #Libraries #WaybackMachine #GeoCities #SEO #algorithm #History
My journey to the heart of the forgotten internet
Slowly but surely, huge swaths of the internet are vanishing. But the artefacts of the early web are still out there, and they have lessons for the future.
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August 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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A quick how-to video on the new oral argument transcript tool! Nice!

#Law #LawSky #LegalResearch #LawLibraries #Librarians #PACER #Skybrarians #DigitalPreservation #Courts #CourtListener​ #legaltech​ #oralarguments​ #FreeLawProject​ #openlaw #accessibility @free.law #DigitalAccessibility
New! Oral Argument Transcripts on CourtListener
YouTube video by Free Law Project
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August 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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I just can't... #WTH

#Law #LawSky #LegalEthics #YeahThatllWork #NotTheOnion #IllTakeCLETopicsFor500Alex
Pennsylvania lawyer pleads guilty to forging signature of U.S. district judge
Sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 18.
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August 1, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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Internet Archive Designated as a Federal Depository Library

#Library #AI #BookSky 📚 #FreedomToRead #librarians #LegalResearch #Research #Skybrarians
Internet Archive Designated as a Federal Depository Library | Internet Archive Blogs
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July 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Prison libraries provide access to books and educational materials that can have a transformative effect on incarcerated individuals and promote rehabilitation.
Prison Libraries: How Do They Work? Why Are They Important?
Prison libraries provide access to books and educational materials that can have a transformative effect on incarcerated individuals and promote rehabilitation.
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July 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Beta testing of Ex Libris' Summon AI 'Research Assistant' is...um... a bit concerning...

“We Couldn’t Generate an Answer for your Question”

#Library #AI #BookSky 📚 #FreedomToRead #LibraryTech #librarians #censorship @penamerica.bsky.social #accessibility #LegalResearch #Research #Skybrarians
“We Couldn’t Generate an Answer for your Question” - ACRLog
Editor’s note: We welcome a guest blog post from Jay Singley, Document Delivery and Circulation Desk Manager at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. In March 2025, Ex Libris unveiled thei...
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July 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Over the past week, an astonishing exodus from The WaPo's opinion section has taken shape as columnists and editors opt to take buyouts amid a murky vision from the new editor.

"It’s not really an exodus as much as it is a purge."

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/washington...
The ‘Purge’ at The Post
The Washington Post’s opinion section is undergoing a sweeping transformation, as columnists and editors are pushed toward the exits amid a murky new vision.
www.status.news
July 24, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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Judge Withdraws Pharma Opinion After Lawyer lawyers complained that the opinion contained numerous errors, including made-up quotes and misstated case outcomes.

#Law #LawSky #AI #LegalResearch #courts #JudicialEthics #Ethics #LegalTech #AIFail #whoopsy
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Sign in to Bloomberg Law for access to our comprehensive legal research software.
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July 23, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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ok... I am thoroughly amused by this. 😆

#history #cars #KlaxonHorn #BeepBeep
Klaxons; What makes them sound like that?
YouTube video by Technology Connections
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July 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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PACER electronic filing system under attack by hackers, federal judge warns lawmakers

#Law #LawSky #AI #LegalResearch #courts #PACER #Cyberattack #hackers #Privacy
PACER electronic filing system under attack by hackers, federal judge warns lawmakers
The judge overseeing efforts to modernize the courts' electronic case filing technology told a congressional committee that the platform is under constant attack by increasingly sophisticated threat a...
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July 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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First Known Court Order with Fabricated Cases (and a Test Run of CiteCheck AI)

#Law #LawSky #AI #LegalResearch #courts
First Known Court Order with Fabricated Cases (and a Test Run of CiteCheck AI) - AI Law Librarians
AI may have struck again with hallucinations. Yesterday evening, I was forwarded a quote from the case opinion of Shahid v. Esaam, 2025 Ga. App. LEXIS 299, at *3 [Ct App June 30, 2025, No. A25A0196]) ...
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July 7, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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How a Single Court Case Could Determine the Future of Book Banning in America

#libraries 📚 #BookSky #librarians #skybrarians #reading #FreedomToRead #bookban #censorship #FreeSpeech #LittlevLlanoCounty #SCOTUS
How a Single Court Case Could Determine the Future of Book Banning in America
Only one library book ban case has ever been decided by the U.S. Supreme Court: Board of Education, Island Trees Union Free School District No. 26 v. Pico (1982). In 1975, the Island Trees school b…
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June 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM