August 2023

Abstract: This paper explores how advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous vehicles (AVs) interact with the current civil liability regime. Section I discusses different driving technologies, from least to most advanced (ADAS to AVs), while highlighting the legal issues posed by each system. These driving technologies have shortcomings that can be demonstrated by examples …

Where Tech Meets Tort: A Survey of Geistfeld’s Approach to Autonomous Vehicles and the Civil Liability Regime Read More »

Abstract This note explores how the implementation of eye-tracking in virtual reality headsets raises novel biometric privacy concerns, specifically as it relates to information revealed from tracking individual eye activity. Virtual reality and eye-tracking technologies are expected to experience a significant uptick in consumer adoption over the coming years. Due to the wide range of …

What Are You Looking At? Emerging Privacy Concerns with Eye Tracking in Virtual Reality Read More »

Abstract The use of artificial intelligence (AI) models to make decisions about actual or potential employees and consumers carries the risk of “disparate impact”—unintentional discrimination. Employment and credit markets are of particular interest to the legal community because both are subject to regulations that prohibit discrimination by classes such as age, color, disability, genetic information, …

The Disparate Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Read More »

Abstract Non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) are an emerging digital asset that has captured worldwide attention with multi-million-dollar price tags for what appear to be basic pixelated JPEG files and a total market value reaching into the tens of billions. On one hand, NFTs may be poised to revolutionize creative industries and drastically alter consumer interaction with …

Imperfect Digital Certificates of Provenance: A Categorical Risk-Based Approach to Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTS) Read More »