Tex Pasley
@simplicio.bsky.social
Lawyer, coder, professionally interested in AI stuff. More importantly, a Dad, Chicagoan, interested in good local gov't and baseball.
Slinger of mild takes, in real life and online.
Slinger of mild takes, in real life and online.
I suspect you'd see a similar shift in Chicago if implemented across the board:
December 19, 2024 at 11:29 AM
I suspect you'd see a similar shift in Chicago if implemented across the board:
Not to worry, the director is "from Chicago."
December 16, 2024 at 7:14 PM
Not to worry, the director is "from Chicago."
It's really a travesty none of the Illinois flag design finalists borrowed from this version of the Illinois state seal.
(This is on the Illinois bar license.)
(This is on the Illinois bar license.)
December 10, 2024 at 10:22 PM
It's really a travesty none of the Illinois flag design finalists borrowed from this version of the Illinois state seal.
(This is on the Illinois bar license.)
(This is on the Illinois bar license.)
Watch out Sam Altman
December 6, 2024 at 12:33 PM
Watch out Sam Altman
The Department of Streets and Sanitation has three dedicated revenue streams: Garbage Collection Fees, Vehicle Stickers, and Gas Taxes. But it proposes a budget where 58% (205.49 mil / 352.86 mil) of revenue comes from the corporate fund.
Raise the garbage collection fee!
Raise the garbage collection fee!
December 5, 2024 at 6:05 PM
The Department of Streets and Sanitation has three dedicated revenue streams: Garbage Collection Fees, Vehicle Stickers, and Gas Taxes. But it proposes a budget where 58% (205.49 mil / 352.86 mil) of revenue comes from the corporate fund.
Raise the garbage collection fee!
Raise the garbage collection fee!
Westlaw AI telling me to follow two mutually exclusive rules.
I actually like their tool! But this is a great example of what happens if you indiscriminately throw an LLM at every problem.
I actually like their tool! But this is a great example of what happens if you indiscriminately throw an LLM at every problem.
![An image showing output of an AI query in Westlaw. The query is "What is the procedure for serving notice of motion on a party in default?"The answer reads "In summary, the procedure involves:Serving notice to the defaulting party if new or additional relief is sought, as per Rule 105 (Public Taxi Service, Inc. v. Ayrton, 15 Ill.App.3d 706 (1973))[1].Following the methods of service outlined in Rule 11, which include personal delivery, mail, or third-party commercial carrier, ensuring that service is made upon the attorney if the party is represented (ILCS S. Ct. Rule 11)[3].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2gaq32buhp52rbjztgxwzg3a/bafkreiaiuisxdeurzyztmonf66lsaelkrxc7kgqqwon72ppv7rqpwcfmva@jpeg)
December 5, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Westlaw AI telling me to follow two mutually exclusive rules.
I actually like their tool! But this is a great example of what happens if you indiscriminately throw an LLM at every problem.
I actually like their tool! But this is a great example of what happens if you indiscriminately throw an LLM at every problem.
Turns out, *prosecutors* are using ChatGPT to "draft sentences." I am ignorant of the Argentinian legal system, but if it's like the US, this is a pretty good use of an LLM, as drafting sentencing papers is a rote, document-intensive task.
December 4, 2024 at 12:34 PM
Turns out, *prosecutors* are using ChatGPT to "draft sentences." I am ignorant of the Argentinian legal system, but if it's like the US, this is a pretty good use of an LLM, as drafting sentencing papers is a rote, document-intensive task.
Today's inspiration is this update that some courts in Argentina are using ChatGPT to draft legal rulings--wow!
December 4, 2024 at 12:34 PM
Today's inspiration is this update that some courts in Argentina are using ChatGPT to draft legal rulings--wow!
I never had a word for this but now plan to use it all the time. It articulates something I find very facile in many left critiques of "big tech," "big banks," "developers" etc. The critics often take on the facile rhetoric of the people they're critiquing, rather than engaging rigorously.
December 3, 2024 at 8:35 PM
I never had a word for this but now plan to use it all the time. It articulates something I find very facile in many left critiques of "big tech," "big banks," "developers" etc. The critics often take on the facile rhetoric of the people they're critiquing, rather than engaging rigorously.
I've spent some time at the intersection of a humanities-tilted field (law) and technical stuff, this really rings true. 90% of research & scholarship recycling the same five examples.
December 3, 2024 at 8:35 PM
I've spent some time at the intersection of a humanities-tilted field (law) and technical stuff, this really rings true. 90% of research & scholarship recycling the same five examples.