Stuart Hargreaves
@hargreaves-s.bsky.social
🇬🇧-> 🇨🇦 -> 🇭🇰 economic migrant / assoc prof @CUHKLaw
/ law, constitutions, privacy, education, tech, politics, football, music, food, design, &c / https://www.law.cuhk.edu.hk/app/people/prof-stuart-hargreaves/
/ law, constitutions, privacy, education, tech, politics, football, music, food, design, &c / https://www.law.cuhk.edu.hk/app/people/prof-stuart-hargreaves/
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 AM
what a time to be alive
November 21, 2025 at 3:28 AM
what a time to be alive
I have a new draft paper out describing how I used various AI tools to allow my students to orally interact with a simulated legal client before generating written legal advice. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... #law #generativeAI #tech #AI #openAI #elevenlabs
(Vibe) Coding a Simulated Client Using Generative AI
This article presents a case study in the design, implementation, and evaluation of a generative AI-powered simulated client used in a university-level constitu
papers.ssrn.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:25 AM
I have a new draft paper out describing how I used various AI tools to allow my students to orally interact with a simulated legal client before generating written legal advice. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... #law #generativeAI #tech #AI #openAI #elevenlabs
What a paragraph. From “Make America procreate again: among the MAGA fertility fanatics”
economist.com/1843/2025/11...
economist.com/1843/2025/11...
November 8, 2025 at 2:17 AM
What a paragraph. From “Make America procreate again: among the MAGA fertility fanatics”
economist.com/1843/2025/11...
economist.com/1843/2025/11...
can't imagine why she's single... (via www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/s...)
October 23, 2025 at 3:38 AM
can't imagine why she's single... (via www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/s...)
I have some thoughts on whether students need to be taught an "AI toolkit" published in the Law Teacher (spoiler - I think they don't). It's open access. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A response to Lorber: Do students need an AI toolkit?
Published in The Law Teacher (Vol. 59, No. 3, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
October 17, 2025 at 3:52 AM
I have some thoughts on whether students need to be taught an "AI toolkit" published in the Law Teacher (spoiler - I think they don't). It's open access. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Of my media appearances this year, the one I am most proud of is almost certainly on this week's @theathleticfc.bsky.social 's LFC podcast "Walk On", on the timely (if admittedly unrelated to my professional expertise) topic of wtf is going on with people pushing dogs in prams.
September 30, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Of my media appearances this year, the one I am most proud of is almost certainly on this week's @theathleticfc.bsky.social 's LFC podcast "Walk On", on the timely (if admittedly unrelated to my professional expertise) topic of wtf is going on with people pushing dogs in prams.
Reposted by Stuart Hargreaves
ME ON A TRAIN: Oh no, I accidentally clicked a video with sound! Oh god, people heard a second of loud sound from my phone. I have torn the social contract.
EVERYBODY ELSE ON TRAIN: Shit yeah, train time, time to watch the loudest TikToks
EVERYBODY ELSE ON TRAIN: Shit yeah, train time, time to watch the loudest TikToks
September 27, 2025 at 12:09 PM
ME ON A TRAIN: Oh no, I accidentally clicked a video with sound! Oh god, people heard a second of loud sound from my phone. I have torn the social contract.
EVERYBODY ELSE ON TRAIN: Shit yeah, train time, time to watch the loudest TikToks
EVERYBODY ELSE ON TRAIN: Shit yeah, train time, time to watch the loudest TikToks
Hong Kong would do well to learn from this but i highly doubt that will happen www.bbc.com/future/artic...
How Singapore became obsessed by shade
The sweltering island nation has long prioritised adding greenery and shade at every corner. Could other cities do the same?
www.bbc.com
September 27, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Hong Kong would do well to learn from this but i highly doubt that will happen www.bbc.com/future/artic...
<insert mick McCarthy meme here>
I’m worried it can still get stupider
September 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
<insert mick McCarthy meme here>
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... oh the irony
N.L.'s 10-year education action plan cites sources that don't exist | CBC News
A major report on modernizing the education system in Newfoundland and Labrador is peppered with fake sources some educators say were likely fabricated by generative artificial intelligence.
www.cbc.ca
September 13, 2025 at 1:27 AM
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... oh the irony
For those keeping track of LegCo action this week in Asia’s World City, that’s a “no” to recognising same-sex partnerships and a “yes” to giving the Jockey Club a monopoly on legalised betting on basketball.
www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
Hong Kong passes bill legalising basketball betting by majority of 77
Providing legal channels is a way to satisfy public demand for certain kinds of betting to prevent people from turning to illegal operators, minister says.
www.scmp.com
September 11, 2025 at 6:05 AM
For those keeping track of LegCo action this week in Asia’s World City, that’s a “no” to recognising same-sex partnerships and a “yes” to giving the Jockey Club a monopoly on legalised betting on basketball.
www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
“A Hong Kong court has ruled it unlawful for authorities to bar a lesbian couple from registering together as parents of their son conceived through fertility treatment”
www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
Hong Kong court backs lesbian couple on registering as parents of son together
Court of First Instance sides with married couple seeking legal recognition of their parental status.
www.scmp.com
September 10, 2025 at 4:11 AM
“A Hong Kong court has ruled it unlawful for authorities to bar a lesbian couple from registering together as parents of their son conceived through fertility treatment”
www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
Does the SCMP not do even a cursory fact-checking of op-ed pieces? "The Nanking Massacre has been disregarded by Western scholars" is something that is easily disproven. www.scmp.com/opinion/chin...
Opinion | What drives Chinese anger over the Nanking massacre
Japan’s wartime atrocities were covered up by the US, and have been disregarded by Western scholars. This cuts deep.
www.scmp.com
September 9, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Does the SCMP not do even a cursory fact-checking of op-ed pieces? "The Nanking Massacre has been disregarded by Western scholars" is something that is easily disproven. www.scmp.com/opinion/chin...
I shared some thoughts on mandatory labelling of AI content here sc.mp/5psal
Hong Kong to face hurdles in enforcing rules on AI-generated content: experts
Hong Kong’s market too small to adopt independent set of laws on generative AI despite growing urgency for regulation, experts say.
sc.mp
September 7, 2025 at 10:39 AM
I shared some thoughts on mandatory labelling of AI content here sc.mp/5psal
“Oxford band”
September 6, 2025 at 4:11 AM
“Oxford band”
“An added attraction in summer is the chance to observe British holidaymakers as they engage in traditional native customs such as fishing for barely edible crabs, swimming in the frigid North Sea and working on their sunburns.”
economist.com/britain/2025...
economist.com/britain/2025...
Asian tourists are returning to Britain. But they look different
No more coach parties
economist.com
August 21, 2025 at 12:33 AM
“An added attraction in summer is the chance to observe British holidaymakers as they engage in traditional native customs such as fishing for barely edible crabs, swimming in the frigid North Sea and working on their sunburns.”
economist.com/britain/2025...
economist.com/britain/2025...
A KC no less!!! www.nbcnews.com/world/austra...
Australian lawyer sorry for AI errors in murder case, including fake quotes and made up cases
The fake submissions included fabricated quotes from a speech to the state legislature and nonexistent case citations purportedly from the Supreme Court.
www.nbcnews.com
August 17, 2025 at 7:57 AM
A KC no less!!! www.nbcnews.com/world/austra...
Imagine showing this headline to someone who just woke up from a 10 year coma.
August 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Imagine showing this headline to someone who just woke up from a 10 year coma.
This doesn’t seem to have got much traction in the Canadian media (or maybe I missed it), but a Canadian has become the most expensive female footballer of all time. www.nytimes.com/athletic/640... Arsenal sign Canada striker Olivia Smith in world-record £1m deal
Arsenal sign Canada's Olivia Smith in world-record £1m deal
www.nytimes.com
July 19, 2025 at 1:09 PM
This doesn’t seem to have got much traction in the Canadian media (or maybe I missed it), but a Canadian has become the most expensive female footballer of all time. www.nytimes.com/athletic/640... Arsenal sign Canada striker Olivia Smith in world-record £1m deal
The entire Democratic campaign should be this Johnny Rotten clip m.youtube.com/watch?v=BZOI...
July 15, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The entire Democratic campaign should be this Johnny Rotten clip m.youtube.com/watch?v=BZOI...
1/7 The HK Govt has indicated its plans to fulfill its obligations to create a same-sex partnership regime following the CFA's decision in Sham Tsz Kit. Here is the basic outline: www.legco.gov.hk/yr2025/engli...
www.legco.gov.hk
July 10, 2025 at 7:03 AM
1/7 The HK Govt has indicated its plans to fulfill its obligations to create a same-sex partnership regime following the CFA's decision in Sham Tsz Kit. Here is the basic outline: www.legco.gov.hk/yr2025/engli...
Baroness Hale provides more insight on her decision to decline reappointment as an overseas judge on the CFA, thanks to a great interview by my former colleague @maramalagodi.bsky.social constitutionalstudies-ojs-utexas.tdl.org/cs/article/v...
July 4, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Baroness Hale provides more insight on her decision to decline reappointment as an overseas judge on the CFA, thanks to a great interview by my former colleague @maramalagodi.bsky.social constitutionalstudies-ojs-utexas.tdl.org/cs/article/v...
take that, Windsors
Those who say (X) makes them feel pride:
Canadian Flag: 79%
Hockey: 72%
Military: 66%
Multiculturalism: 63%
Bilingualism: 61%
Indigenous Culture: 61%
State of Canadian Democracy: 58%
Healthcare System: 53%
Canadian Economy: 40%
Monarchy: 39%
Research Co. / June 16, 2025 / n=1002 / Online
Canadian Flag: 79%
Hockey: 72%
Military: 66%
Multiculturalism: 63%
Bilingualism: 61%
Indigenous Culture: 61%
State of Canadian Democracy: 58%
Healthcare System: 53%
Canadian Economy: 40%
Monarchy: 39%
Research Co. / June 16, 2025 / n=1002 / Online
June 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
take that, Windsors
Reposted by Stuart Hargreaves
A conference in the NYT v OpenAI case today impacts the privacy of 400m+ ChatGPT users. No matter the case’s merits, there’s no way the chat outputs of *all* users should be saved without constraint. CDT’s @bankston.bsky.social on why the judge must craft a nuanced approach: cdt.org/insights/in-...
In ChatGPT Case, Order to Retain All Chats Threatens User Privacy
Tomorrow, Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York will convene an in-person conference between the parties in the New York Times Co. v. OpenAI cop...
cdt.org
June 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
A conference in the NYT v OpenAI case today impacts the privacy of 400m+ ChatGPT users. No matter the case’s merits, there’s no way the chat outputs of *all* users should be saved without constraint. CDT’s @bankston.bsky.social on why the judge must craft a nuanced approach: cdt.org/insights/in-...