Niki Black

2024 in Review: Generative AI dominated legal tech The year 2024 has been a momentous year for legal technology. Generative artificial intelligence continues to gain traction in an industry not known for adopting tech quickly or efficiently.

A recent episode of the @abaesq.bsky.social's Legal Rebels podcast explores legal tech discourse that dominated 2024. Read more and access the full episode here: bit.ly/4j2UjOE #LegalTech #LegalTechnology #LawPractice #AttorneyEthics

World's Main Bulk Wine Exporters by Volume, 2023. Spain is the distant #1, followed by Italy, Australia, Chile, Canada (!), and South Africa.

Microsoft is using Bing to trick people into thinking they’re on Google It’s the latest attempt to get people to use Bing instead of Google.

Bing’s new motto: “I’m not Google, but I play one on the internet.” 🕵️‍♂️https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/6/24337117/microsoft-bing-search-results-google-design-trick #bing #google #nowyouseeme

What to know about the Meta smart glasses used by the New Orleans attacker According to the FBI, Shamsud-Din Jabbar previously scouted the French Quarter with his Meta smart glasses.

Prediction: AI and AR tools' most notable impact in 2025 will be enabling criminal acts ranging from terrorism to online scams. Case in point: "What to know about the Meta smart glasses used by the New Orleans attacker" www.fastcompany.com/91255295/wha...

The legal tech trends that defined 2024 The ABA Journal is read by half of the nation's 1 million lawyers every month. It covers the trends, people and finances of the legal profession from Wall Street to Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue.

So @nikiblack.bsky.social just dropped a thoughtful, well-balanced look at 2024 in legal tech—exploring AI integration, smarter firm management, and new ethical shifts. It’s a must-read for lawyers. www.abajournal.com/columns/arti...

So, I what do you think 2025 will bring?

#legaltech #law”

The Innovation Strategist: Nicole Black Where I interview Nicole Black about how she merged her legal expertise with her passion for technology to become a leading voice in legal innovation

ICYMI - Here's my recent convo with @nikiblack.bsky.social on my podcast where we talked about #AI, #innovation in law, #legaltech community, her career path and more.. Dont miss it!!

www.lawdroidmanifesto.com/p/the-innova...

On this week's episode, @sglassmeyer.bsky.social and @nikiblack.bsky.social join us on @thegeekinreview.bsky.social to look back on 2024 and look forward at 2025 in #LegalTech #A2J #AI and more!

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Top 10 Interests of Wine Drinkers in the U.S. (2024).
Compared the general population, wine drinkers are much more interested in travel (+13% points), health & fitness (+12% points), and Finance (+11% points).

People Are Disgusted by Facebook’s Plan to Deploy AI-Powered “Users” Folks on Reddit are in an uproar after Meta announced that it's planning to load Facebook up with AI "users," which are better known as bots.

Facebook’s AI ‘users’: finally, the "authentic connection" with the Stepford friends you never asked for who never forget your birthday because they were programmed not to 🎂🤖 #MakeItMakeSense” #KeepingItReal #TotallyHuman futurism.com/disgusted-fa...

Elon Musk Begs People on Twitter to Be Nicer Just days after going to war with his critics, Elon Musk now wants to foster "positive" vibes on his platform X, formerly Twitter.

Elon Musk asking Twitter to ‘be nicer’ is like throwing a match into a fireworks factory and then asking for a quiet night 🎆🔥 #GoodLuckWithThat futurism.com/the-byte/elo...

"The use of AI [in Illinois courts] may be expected, should not be discouraged, and is authorized provided it complies with legal and ethical standards. Disclosure of AI use should not be required in a pleading."

#legaltech

Full AI Policy: ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-res... (eff. 1/1/2025)

Judicial reference sheet: ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-res...

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Per Capita Wine Consumption in U.S. States, 2022. Enormous range from 31.2 liters in Washington DC to 3.2 liters in West Virginia.

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What You Should Know When Joining Bluesky Bluesky promises to rethink social media by focusing on openness and user control. But what does this actually mean for the millions of people joining the site?November was a good month for alternativ...

Joining Bluesky? Step 1: Learn the vibes. Step 2: Embrace chaos. Step 3: Read this guide so you don’t accidentally post in the wrong dimension. 🌌 www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

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ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT ANNOUNCES POLICY ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Serving on the Illinois Supreme Court's Illinois Judicial Conference (IJC) Task Force on Artificial Intelligence has been an honor and privilege.
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#LegalTech #AI #GenAI #legal

EU's New Rules Clarify AI Liability for Consumer Damages The EU is making it simpler for individuals to sue the manufacturers of artificial intelligence systems that harm them, part of the bloc’s broader push to enact consumer-friendly tech laws.

EU Product Liability Directive will now cover technological products. Individual can sue manufacturer without having to prove negligence, and just show product was defective and caused harm. How do you see it impacting the tech and legal landscapes? #AI #LegalTech

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Your Fancy Wine Could Well Be Fake. Some Are Hoping to Sniff Out a Solution One fifth of all wine sold worldwide could be fake. Now tech similar to similar MRI scans and gas-smelling, aroma-analyzing equipment might yield the answer.

Your fancy wine might be about as real as a $20 Rolex. Don’t worry, science is working on a sniff test. 🍷 www.wired.com/story/your-f... #winesky #wine #fakes

Legal Language Is Deliberately Arcane To Signal Power, Study Finds - Slashdot A new MIT study reveals why legal documents are so hard to read: Both lawyers and non-lawyers instinctively use complex language to signal authority, similar to how magic spells use archaic terms. The...

Duly noted and incorporated herein by reference: the deployment of esoteric legal phraseology constitutes, inter alia, a tool for asserting hierarchical dominion. 🏛️ news.slashdot.org/story/24/12/... #legaltech #legalese #saywhat

10 Resources for Protecting Your Digital Security | EFFector 36.15 Get a head-start on your New Year's resolution to stay up-to-date on digital rights news by subscribing to EFF's EFFector newsletter! This edition of the newsletter covers our top ten digital security...

EFF’s 10 resources for digital security—because nothing says ‘peace of mind’ like realizing you’ve been doing everything wrong. 🔒 www.eff.org/deeplinks/20... #legaltech #cybersecurity

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So psyched for 2025: "Get ready for these scams in 2025" mashable.com/article/scam... #scams #phishing #cybersecurity #legaltech

Pornhub Is Pulling Out of Florida Starting January 1, Floridians can no longer legally come to Pornhub.

Headline of the day. Also, no comment: "Pornhub Is Pulling Out of Florida" gizmodo.com/pornhub-is-p...

All hail the multiverse! Personally my vote is on a simulated multiverse, but tomato, tomahto

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Galactic civilizations may be impossible. Here's why. The problem for galactic-scale civilizations comes down to two numbers.

“Galactic civilizations may be impossible.” Cool, let’s just tell Janeway, Picard, and the rest to pack it up. Starfleet is a dream? Absolute heresy. 🖖 #StarTrek #WarpSpeedOrBust #MakeItSo #Trekkie bigthink.com/13-8/galacti...

Far more versatile to me than Cab Sauv, which I liken to a golden retriever (well bred, expensive but at the end of the day, not terribly interesting). Cab Franc also has great potential (already being seen) in emerging US wine regions, like in the northeast.

I love that description of cab sauv 😂

The Innovation Strategist: Nicole Black Where I interview Nicole Black about how she merged her legal expertise with her passion for technology to become a leading voice in legal innovation

ICYMI Here's my recent convo with @lawdroid.bsky.social on his podcast where we talked about #AI, #innovation in law, #legaltech community, my career path and more www.lawdroidmanifesto.com/p/the-innova...