annkspencer
@annkspencer.bsky.social
product person. opinions are my own.
sometimes all it takes is a single moment to change everything.
oreilly media data editor 2012-2014.
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sometimes all it takes is a single moment to change everything.
oreilly media data editor 2012-2014.
orm: https://tinyurl.com/aksorm
ds/ml content: https://tinyurl.com/aksmlblogcontent
x: https://x.com/annkspencer
when i was an editor, we had huge discussions re: "beginner" technical content. it is, amongst the most challenging type of content to do for any technology. curious, so am checking out anthropic's "beginner" content. interesting how anthropic recommends testing their system. so, why go easy on it
November 26, 2025 at 7:13 AM
when i was an editor, we had huge discussions re: "beginner" technical content. it is, amongst the most challenging type of content to do for any technology. curious, so am checking out anthropic's "beginner" content. interesting how anthropic recommends testing their system. so, why go easy on it
what i deeply appreciate, is this...the transparency.
November 26, 2025 at 4:57 AM
what i deeply appreciate, is this...the transparency.
💛 fight health insurance makes an appearance on pbs video.kqed.org/video/ai-and...
November 23, 2025 at 6:15 AM
💛 fight health insurance makes an appearance on pbs video.kqed.org/video/ai-and...
Reviewing another law school exam book & see this gem. it isn’t just me that realized that if a lawyer is asking your opinion…it isn’t really asking your “opinion” (aka it is a trap). Anywhere else an opinion/belief not grounded in analysis. Look at newspapers. ❤️ truth bomb gems in books.
November 17, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Reviewing another law school exam book & see this gem. it isn’t just me that realized that if a lawyer is asking your opinion…it isn’t really asking your “opinion” (aka it is a trap). Anywhere else an opinion/belief not grounded in analysis. Look at newspapers. ❤️ truth bomb gems in books.
and then there is this gem of a resource from the amercian bar meeting of franchises
www.americanbar.org/content/dam/...
www.americanbar.org/content/dam/...
November 15, 2025 at 11:55 PM
and then there is this gem of a resource from the amercian bar meeting of franchises
www.americanbar.org/content/dam/...
www.americanbar.org/content/dam/...
the new york city bar that is pretty direct and not really subtle about their insights regarding trade secrets for recipes and specifically the case often taught in law school www.nycbar.org/reports/secr...
November 15, 2025 at 11:52 PM
the new york city bar that is pretty direct and not really subtle about their insights regarding trade secrets for recipes and specifically the case often taught in law school www.nycbar.org/reports/secr...
Revisiting these IP textbooks from 2023 (self published from Berkeley, Stanford, Columbia profs). Totally worth the purchase then and just ordered the 2025 update. These were not texts required/suggested in current IP law class.
November 15, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Revisiting these IP textbooks from 2023 (self published from Berkeley, Stanford, Columbia profs). Totally worth the purchase then and just ordered the 2025 update. These were not texts required/suggested in current IP law class.
this is the world we live in.
like, it would seem that core grammar said on 10/4 that i didn't finish 3 chapters ....when i finished them on 8/17 (with a screenshot to prove it). tech automation/integration points break down all of the time.
like, it would seem that core grammar said on 10/4 that i didn't finish 3 chapters ....when i finished them on 8/17 (with a screenshot to prove it). tech automation/integration points break down all of the time.
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 AM
this is the world we live in.
like, it would seem that core grammar said on 10/4 that i didn't finish 3 chapters ....when i finished them on 8/17 (with a screenshot to prove it). tech automation/integration points break down all of the time.
like, it would seem that core grammar said on 10/4 that i didn't finish 3 chapters ....when i finished them on 8/17 (with a screenshot to prove it). tech automation/integration points break down all of the time.
While I think this is funny, I also think as a product person it is part of the job to ensure it doesn’t get to that point for anyone working on/responsible for same product….or clearly articulate the risks so that they know ahead of time what the risks are
November 11, 2025 at 8:42 AM
While I think this is funny, I also think as a product person it is part of the job to ensure it doesn’t get to that point for anyone working on/responsible for same product….or clearly articulate the risks so that they know ahead of time what the risks are
this is what a query to summarize a California Bill AB-1971 looks like in Lexis Protege and Perplexity
November 10, 2025 at 3:45 AM
this is what a query to summarize a California Bill AB-1971 looks like in Lexis Protege and Perplexity
so. one of the classes require using an ai program to summarize proposed bills. i used that as an opportunity to dig into lexis protege (aka their custom LLM/"ai assistant) rather than perplexity.....because why not?
many thoughts.
many thoughts.
November 9, 2025 at 9:02 AM
so. one of the classes require using an ai program to summarize proposed bills. i used that as an opportunity to dig into lexis protege (aka their custom LLM/"ai assistant) rather than perplexity.....because why not?
many thoughts.
many thoughts.
following the bartz v anthropic case is super fascinating as a product person who has zero intention of being a lawyer and is not an expert at law. there is a recent nov 6th update/judge order that is worth a read! 🍿
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 9, 2025 at 7:19 AM
following the bartz v anthropic case is super fascinating as a product person who has zero intention of being a lawyer and is not an expert at law. there is a recent nov 6th update/judge order that is worth a read! 🍿
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
also, if you are like me (former data editor) & currently have extraordinarily detailed engineers, ml folks, & researchers as stakeholders, you'll want to look at the original sources versus attorney law firm thought leadership.....because you will be asked specific questions about sources
November 9, 2025 at 12:43 AM
also, if you are like me (former data editor) & currently have extraordinarily detailed engineers, ml folks, & researchers as stakeholders, you'll want to look at the original sources versus attorney law firm thought leadership.....because you will be asked specific questions about sources
so, if you do a search on the case number in something like bloomberg law, you'll see that the case is referred to as new york times vs microsoft ....because the legal domain protocol is to shorten after the first party on each side
November 8, 2025 at 11:59 PM
so, if you do a search on the case number in something like bloomberg law, you'll see that the case is referred to as new york times vs microsoft ....because the legal domain protocol is to shorten after the first party on each side
a real world practical example of why legal research is viewed as impenetrable. if you were to search, "new york times vs open ai" in various legal databases because that is how it is referred to in various news channels, you may or may not see the case.
November 8, 2025 at 11:56 PM
a real world practical example of why legal research is viewed as impenetrable. if you were to search, "new york times vs open ai" in various legal databases because that is how it is referred to in various news channels, you may or may not see the case.
reflecting upon July 2024 report as I study for the async ip law class
November 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
reflecting upon July 2024 report as I study for the async ip law class
the moment when i find out that legal domain calls an "oxford comma".... a final comma.
this is what i mean by various cognitive dissonance moments.
in case curious about my source of legal grammar style, it is this software from carolina academic press.
this is what i mean by various cognitive dissonance moments.
in case curious about my source of legal grammar style, it is this software from carolina academic press.
November 4, 2025 at 7:44 AM
the moment when i find out that legal domain calls an "oxford comma".... a final comma.
this is what i mean by various cognitive dissonance moments.
in case curious about my source of legal grammar style, it is this software from carolina academic press.
this is what i mean by various cognitive dissonance moments.
in case curious about my source of legal grammar style, it is this software from carolina academic press.
this matters because automation is great/useful...yet, it is possible that there are gaps. example: the history timeline in lexis doesn't indicate that that there was a decision at the circuit court level bf it reached the court of appeals. you know if you know enough to identify what is missing
November 3, 2025 at 9:57 PM
this matters because automation is great/useful...yet, it is possible that there are gaps. example: the history timeline in lexis doesn't indicate that that there was a decision at the circuit court level bf it reached the court of appeals. you know if you know enough to identify what is missing
also why knowing enough to know something is "missing"... so go to the virgina state site to see what court levels they have (i.e., how do they "label" or "name" their courts) and how they structure www.vacourts.gov/courts/cib
November 3, 2025 at 9:54 PM
also why knowing enough to know something is "missing"... so go to the virgina state site to see what court levels they have (i.e., how do they "label" or "name" their courts) and how they structure www.vacourts.gov/courts/cib
am understanding why one of the law librarians mentioned offhand during a presentation that they prefer bloomberg.
less noise and also better for someone who wants to view the primary sources
less noise and also better for someone who wants to view the primary sources
November 3, 2025 at 5:31 AM
am understanding why one of the law librarians mentioned offhand during a presentation that they prefer bloomberg.
less noise and also better for someone who wants to view the primary sources
less noise and also better for someone who wants to view the primary sources
this is why humans have to check. this is lexis which has a link to the judge that wrote an opinion on a virgina supreme court case. however, notice that the judge linked is a Canadian judge....and not a virgina judge? i had to know enough to not just take the wrong link/citation as "truth"
November 3, 2025 at 5:09 AM
this is why humans have to check. this is lexis which has a link to the judge that wrote an opinion on a virgina supreme court case. however, notice that the judge linked is a Canadian judge....and not a virgina judge? i had to know enough to not just take the wrong link/citation as "truth"
i also think if you are a journalist or in media, should also consider obtaining legal fluency given...well, the world. ucla has a scholarship for journalists/media and they have an online masters program law.ucla.edu/admissions/m...
November 3, 2025 at 2:37 AM
i also think if you are a journalist or in media, should also consider obtaining legal fluency given...well, the world. ucla has a scholarship for journalists/media and they have an online masters program law.ucla.edu/admissions/m...
deeply appreciate that in my asynch ip law class...one of the first cases the prof highlights re: trade secrets ...is waymo v uber ...
October 30, 2025 at 9:34 AM
deeply appreciate that in my asynch ip law class...one of the first cases the prof highlights re: trade secrets ...is waymo v uber ...