Andy Song on Civil Liability for Artificial Intelligence
An AI overview by Andy Song (Google Deepmind) from the 2025 Annual Meeting. Song delivers an engaging and accessible overview of the rapid advancements in AI technology, including the emergence of multimodal and “thinking” models capable of reasoning, planning, and...
Restatement of the Law, Copyright: A Look Inside
This post includes a link to Section 13. Copyright Protects Expression of the Copyright Restatement. The project as a whole was approved by ALI membership at the 2025 Annual Meeting; Section 13 appeared in Tentative Draft No. 2, which was approved by the ALI membership at the 2021 Annual Meeting.
2025 Annual Meeting – High-Volume Civil Adjudication Program
David Freeman Engstrom (Stanford Law School), Reporter for ALI’s Principles of the Law, High-Volume Civil Adjudication project, leads a panel including Nathan L. Hecht (Supreme Court of Texas, Retired), Carolyn B. Kuhl (Superior Court of California, County of Los...
Principles of the Law, Policing Has Been Published
Setting out best practices for policing issues that have significant legal underpinnings, this publication provides valuable guidance for legislatures, policing agencies, courts, and others.
Law-Following AI: Designing AI Agents to Obey Human Laws
Artificial intelligence (AI) companies are working to develop a new type of actor: “AI agents,” which we define as AI systems that can perform computer-based tasks as competently as human experts. Expert-level AI agents will likely create enormous economic value but also pose significant risks. Humans use computers to commit crimes, torts, and other violations of the law. As AI agents progress, therefore, they will be increasingly capable of performing actions that would be illegal if performed by humans. Such lawless AI agents could pose a severe risk to human life, liberty, and the rule of law.
U.S. Supreme Court Cites Conflict and Torts Restatements
In Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn, No. 23-365 (Apr. 2, 2025), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a plaintiff could seek treble damages for business or property loss—even if the loss resulted from a personal injury—in a civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) claim under 18 U.S.C. § 1964(c), which permitted a cause of action for “[a]ny person injured in his business or property” by reason of a criminal RICO violation.
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