Nick Nugent

Law Prof, U. Tenn. Internet Law, Privacy/Cybersecurity, Computer Crime, AI, IP & Property. Computer scientist & former Sr. Counsel at Amazon, Microsoft.

[Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel]

Will A.I. Make Your Brain Lazy? Here’s What the New Research Actually Shows.

When people become accustomed to skipping the productive struggle of logical and analytical tasks and having the process automated by using AI, they are more likely to give up on hard questions that they could otherwise figure out.

“Part of how A.I. is making us dumber,” says Dr. Adam Green, a cognitive neuroscientist at Georgetown University, is “undercutting the development of learning how to think in younger people that now have an alternative.”

But students who usedA.I. more like a tutor, to explain complex concepts or clarify ideas, not only retain high test scores, but their essays were higher quality as well.

So the key is using this technology is a more effective way. Sadly, this is not the default way students seem to be using it.

https://t.co/QqJJ8u5IEz

[Colin Miller @EvidenceProf]

Arizona Court of Appeals reverses defendant's sentence for his manslaughter conviction, finding that AI victim impact statement was "a depiction of the victim and his thoughts created from the imaginings of the victim’s sister." https://t.co/PRSynrZhwu

[Nick Nugent @nicknugent]

@ARozenshtein Wow, that's quite soon. My guess is closer to 2030. Or perhaps once we see more progress on embodiment/robotics. But given the exponential growth of AI progress and how many times I've already been surprised, you may be right.

[Nick Nugent @nicknugent]

Sheesh

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Google's forcibly pushing AI on students, as more empirical studies show how AI harms their ability to do cognitively challenging tasks, seems indefensible.

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https://t.co/MZqc7qeuav

[jeffrey lee funk @jeffreyleefunk]

AI users who reported using Google's AI tools for specific schoolwork tasks like drafting texts for writing assignments had science scores an average of 20 points lower than students who said they never used AI—equivalent to about a year of schooling. https://t.co/INCReLoZKl

[Nick Nugent @nicknugent]

Ulysses (no honest person would say that)

[Nick Nugent @nicknugent]

Transitioning the internet's names and numbers function from U.S. control to a global, multi-stakeholder model has been a remarkable success. One of the best examples of truly private (not to mention transnational) ordering. Hats off to my friends at @TeamARIN (and other RIRs).

[ICANN @ICANN]

Ten years ago, the #IANA stewardship transition marked the end of the U.S. government’s stewardship role and the completion of a plan that began in 1998. The global Internet community developed the proposal through a multistakeholder process, while the Internet’s core infrastructure has continued to operate as expected. Learn more about the people, requirements, and technical cooperation behind the transition and the work that followed >> https://t.co/O3CYOjMAO8 #ICANN

[Nick Nugent @nicknugent]

Link to the bill: https://t.co/QhRqHg5H4H

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The Senate failed to advance the NO FAKES Act (so far). Marsha Blackburn tried to advance the bill by unanimous consent, but Ted Cruz objected, killing the effort.

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Reporting by Politico here: https://t.co/uWquLBELQF

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In addition to finally getting my account restored, I managed to get @nicknugent from the X Handle Marketplace. Is it worth the premium subscription? No idea!

[Nick Nugent @nicknugent]

Finally back on X after a 2-year hiatus because I was locked out. I tried everything to restore access during that time - to no avail. Only reason I got back in was that X finally fixed an account restoration bug. So, anything happen in tech or law since November 2024?

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In Istanbul for #ICANN81, and it just happened to align with Atatürk Memorial Day. Woke up to the sound of sirens and horns blaring for two minutes straight to commemorate the man.

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Members of the Deep State must be so embarrassed that after stuffing ballots, hacking into voting machines, and getting dead people to vote in 2020, they completely forgot to do it again this year.

[Ritchie Torres @RitchieTorres]

The original NY Times headline reads: “Violence Tied to Soccer Game….” There is no mention of the unprecedented nature of the event—a pogrom in the 21st century. No mention of its motive: antisemitism. No mention of its victims: Jews and Israelis. No mention of the response it necessitated: an emergency rescue operation by the Israeli government.

The hollowness of the headline tells its own story about a deeper desensitization of the modern world to Jew hatred even when the hate metastasizes into violence.

[Nick Nugent @nicknugent]

https://t.co/KLlolugfU5