Ronald J. Coleman (RJ)
@ronaldjcoleman.bsky.social
Lawyering Faculty @ NYU Law | Visiting Fellow @ Yale Law ISP | Adjunct Faculty @ Georgetown Law
“France’s database, the National Automated Genetic Fingerprint File, had 4.4 million DNA profiles at the end of last year. Those profiles have been collected . . . from people suspected or convicted of crimes, as well as people killed in natural disasters.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/w...
Arrests in Louvre Heist Show Power of DNA Databases in Solving Crimes
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November 3, 2025 at 11:56 AM
“France’s database, the National Automated Genetic Fingerprint File, had 4.4 million DNA profiles at the end of last year. Those profiles have been collected . . . from people suspected or convicted of crimes, as well as people killed in natural disasters.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/w...
“Behind the wave of white-collar layoffs, in part, is the embrace by companies of artificial intelligence, which executives hope can handle more of the work that well-compensated white-collar workers have been doing.” www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
Tens of Thousands of White-Collar Jobs Are Disappearing as AI Starts to Bite
Companies ranging from Amazon to Target are sending workers into an unwelcoming market.
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October 29, 2025 at 4:48 AM
“Behind the wave of white-collar layoffs, in part, is the embrace by companies of artificial intelligence, which executives hope can handle more of the work that well-compensated white-collar workers have been doing.” www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
NY Times: “The widespread use of instant video generators . . . will bring an end to visuals as proof.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/t...
What the Arrival of A.I.-Fabricated Video Means for Us
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October 9, 2025 at 1:18 PM
NY Times: “The widespread use of instant video generators . . . will bring an end to visuals as proof.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/t...
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Walmart says its head count will stay flat over the next three years, despite plans to grow, as AI eliminates some roles and transforms others.
Walmart CEO Issues Wake-Up Call: ‘AI Is Going to Change Literally Every Job’
The country’s largest private employer says its head count will stay flat over the next three years, despite plans to grow, as AI eliminates some roles and transforms others.
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September 27, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Walmart says its head count will stay flat over the next three years, despite plans to grow, as AI eliminates some roles and transforms others.
“Teams are getting leaner and flatter, while leaders at the top are overseeing more than ever before. Everyone, everywhere is restructuring. Welcome to the AI age.” www.wsj.com/articles/ai-...
AI Is Turning Traditional Corporate Org Charts Upside Down
Teams are getting leaner and flatter, while leaders at the top are overseeing more than ever before. Everyone, everywhere is restructuring. Welcome to the AI age.
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September 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
“Teams are getting leaner and flatter, while leaders at the top are overseeing more than ever before. Everyone, everywhere is restructuring. Welcome to the AI age.” www.wsj.com/articles/ai-...
“The moves are significant because the company’s broad network of corporate clients, and its ability to invest in technology, threaten traditional law firm models.” news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...
KPMG Law Eyes National Reach From Arizona in Threat to Rivals
KPMG is using Arizona as an entry to take its legal business national, a move certain to grab the attention of Big Law rivals.
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September 2, 2025 at 12:31 PM
“The moves are significant because the company’s broad network of corporate clients, and its ability to invest in technology, threaten traditional law firm models.” news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...
“A.I. has come for the commercials.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/b...
Madison Avenue Is Starting to Love A.I.
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August 19, 2025 at 8:59 AM
“A.I. has come for the commercials.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/b...
“Executives refer to the promise of A.I. with grandiose comparisons . . . . But while boards and top executives may mandate using A.I. to make their businesses more efficient and competitive, many of those leaders haven’t fully integrated it into their own workdays.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/b....
C.E.O.s Want Their Companies to Adopt A.I. But Do They Get It Themselves?
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August 16, 2025 at 11:19 AM
“Executives refer to the promise of A.I. with grandiose comparisons . . . . But while boards and top executives may mandate using A.I. to make their businesses more efficient and competitive, many of those leaders haven’t fully integrated it into their own workdays.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/b....
“Rapidly evolving AI is giving rise to a new kind of law firm . . . Such AI-powered law firms are pushing the boundaries of what kind of technology is acceptable in legal work while raising hard questions about who can provide legal advice.” news.bloomberglaw.com/legal-ops-an...
AI-Powered Law Firms Test the Bounds of Legal Work by Robots
Rapidly evolving AI is giving rise to a new kind of law firm: one where artificial intelligence is not just a cost-saving tool but is integral to how the firm operates.
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July 22, 2025 at 12:26 PM
“Rapidly evolving AI is giving rise to a new kind of law firm . . . Such AI-powered law firms are pushing the boundaries of what kind of technology is acceptable in legal work while raising hard questions about who can provide legal advice.” news.bloomberglaw.com/legal-ops-an...
Walking around the #Upenn campus after my first #CrimFest. Thanks to @cbhessick.bsky.social, @hashtagblevin.bsky.social, the @penncareylaw.bsky.social team, and everyone else who helped out!
July 15, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Walking around the #Upenn campus after my first #CrimFest. Thanks to @cbhessick.bsky.social, @hashtagblevin.bsky.social, the @penncareylaw.bsky.social team, and everyone else who helped out!
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Coleman on the Confrontation Clause and AI, buff.ly/ONIzbQn - Ronald J. Coleman (Georgetown University Law Center; New York University School of Law) has posted Human Confrontation on SSRN.
July 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Coleman on the Confrontation Clause and AI, buff.ly/ONIzbQn - Ronald J. Coleman (Georgetown University Law Center; New York University School of Law) has posted Human Confrontation on SSRN.
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The U.S. Constitution’s Confrontation Clause ensures the criminally accused a right “to be confronted with the witnesses against” them - but what about when the evidence has been generated by #AI?
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July 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The U.S. Constitution’s Confrontation Clause ensures the criminally accused a right “to be confronted with the witnesses against” them - but what about when the evidence has been generated by #AI?
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A.I. interviewers started taking off last year, according to job hunters, tech companies and recruiters. These faceless voices and avatars have been met with mixed reviews. nyti.ms/4eEO6Xd
July 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
A.I. interviewers started taking off last year, according to job hunters, tech companies and recruiters. These faceless voices and avatars have been met with mixed reviews. nyti.ms/4eEO6Xd
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Exclusive: The number of robots in Amazon facilities just surpassed one million, the most the e-commerce giant has ever had.
Exclusive | Amazon Is on the Cusp of Using More Robots Than Humans in Its Warehouses
The number of robots in Amazon facilities just surpassed one million, the most the e-commerce giant has ever had.
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July 1, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Exclusive: The number of robots in Amazon facilities just surpassed one million, the most the e-commerce giant has ever had.
“Computer science, more than any other field of study, is being challenged by generative A.I.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/t...
How Do You Teach Computer Science in the A.I. Era?
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June 30, 2025 at 2:47 PM
“Computer science, more than any other field of study, is being challenged by generative A.I.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/t...
“Researchers are warning of the subtle but serious risk of AI ‘sycophancy,’ the tendency of chatbots to flatter users and agree with them excessively, even at the expense of truthfulness.” www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-c...
That Chatbot May Just Be Telling You What You Want to Hear
Artificial-intelligence chatbots tend to flatter users and be overly agreeable. It may feel good, but you may pay a price for such high praise.
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June 26, 2025 at 8:53 AM
“Researchers are warning of the subtle but serious risk of AI ‘sycophancy,’ the tendency of chatbots to flatter users and agree with them excessively, even at the expense of truthfulness.” www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-c...
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The rift between OpenAI and Microsoft hinges on how smart AI can get
OpenAI, Microsoft Rift Hinges on How Smart AI Can Get
Silicon Valley is at odds over whether AI can reach and exceed humanlike intelligence, a milestone with major implications for the startup and technology giant’s partnership.
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June 26, 2025 at 12:39 AM
The rift between OpenAI and Microsoft hinges on how smart AI can get
“The NFL already is using an AI application called Digital Athlete to help teams predict injuries, but the upcoming coaching applications are where NFL fans are most likely to see results.” www.nytimes.com/athletic/644...
AI is coming to the NFL, and it could transform the game
The next wave of artificial intelligence will make the fourth-down bot look like an abacus.
www.nytimes.com
June 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
“The NFL already is using an AI application called Digital Athlete to help teams predict injuries, but the upcoming coaching applications are where NFL fans are most likely to see results.” www.nytimes.com/athletic/644...
“The robots are coming for the last human warehouse jobs.” www.wsj.com/business/log...
The Holy Grail of Automation: Now a Robot Can Unload a Truck
Technology breakthroughs are allowing DHL and other companies to automate the laborious, injury-prone work of loading and unloading.
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June 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
“The robots are coming for the last human warehouse jobs.” www.wsj.com/business/log...
“A court-appointed privacy ombudsman said in a report filed earlier this week that he couldn’t conclude that a sale of the genetic data was consistent with 23andMe’s own privacy policies.”
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Exclusive: Anne Wojcicki is poised to regain control of 23andMe, after a nonprofit she controls topped Regeneron’s bid for the DNA testing company.
Anne Wojcicki Wins Bidding for 23andMe
Regeneron is backing away from buying the DNA-testing company after a nonprofit controlled by co-founder Wojcicki made a higher bid.
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June 14, 2025 at 5:21 AM
“A court-appointed privacy ombudsman said in a report filed earlier this week that he couldn’t conclude that a sale of the genetic data was consistent with 23andMe’s own privacy policies.”
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“[R]esearchers report that your patterns of breathing through your nose are so distinctive that it may be possible to identify you by breath alone, suggesting we have ‘breath prints.’” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/s...
Each Person Has a Unique ‘Breath Print,’ Scientists Find
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June 14, 2025 at 4:57 AM
“[R]esearchers report that your patterns of breathing through your nose are so distinctive that it may be possible to identify you by breath alone, suggesting we have ‘breath prints.’” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/s...
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Proposed State Privacy Law Update www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/pr... #PrivacyLaws
Proposed State Privacy Law Update: June 2, 2025 | JD Supra
Keypoint: Last week, governors in Colorado, Oregon, Nebraska, and Texas signed bills into law while bills advanced in Maine, Oregon, Vermont, and...
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June 5, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Proposed State Privacy Law Update www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/pr... #PrivacyLaws
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Just amazing www.techspot.com/news/108173-...
Builder.ai collapses after revelation that its "AI" was hundreds of engineers
Builder.ai has collapsed under the weight of several deceptions, ending the rise of a British startup once heralded as a pioneer in democratizing software development. Valued at...
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June 5, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Just amazing www.techspot.com/news/108173-...
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Reddit is suing AI startup Anthropic for using the online-discussion site’s data without a licensing agreement
Reddit Sues Anthropic, Alleges Unauthorized Use of Site’s Data
The online discussion forum says Anthropic continued to access its site over 100,000 times after saying it stopped.
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June 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Reddit is suing AI startup Anthropic for using the online-discussion site’s data without a licensing agreement