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Bloomberg: AI Can Debunk Conspiracy Theories Better Than Humans
Profesor Elizabeth Loftus discusses AI’s effectiveness in debunking conspiracy theories.
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Student Borrower Protection Center: For First Time in A Decade, Senate to Hold Hearing Solely Dedicated to Private Student Loans
On September 17, Prof. Dalié Jiménez, Director of the Student Loan Law Initiative (SLLI), will testify before the U.S. Senate Banking Committee on the harms imposed on students and borrowers by private student lending.
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More Perfect Union: Prof. Veena Dubal’s Research on Algorithmic Wage Discrimination Featured in Video
From the video: “In 2023, a law professor published a paper of shocking implications. Her research found that tech firms, like Uber and Lyft, were using secret algorithms to dictate what drivers earned based on factors we can’t even see. She called it algorithmic wage discrimination.”
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Los Angeles Times: Spotty redactions and public records reveal names of deputies in case against DA advisor
Professor Susan Seager, who has been fighting on behalf of the LA Public Press for the release of the deputies’ names since May, is quoted: “This just shows how Attorney General Rob Bonta has wasted the time of several Los Angeles judges by asking them to keep these court records secret.”
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CalMatters: What California lawmakers did to regulate artificial intelligence
Professor Veena Dubal is quoted: “It really feels like our legislature has been captured by tech companies who by their very structure don’t have the interest of the public at the forefront of their own advocacy or decision making, because they’re profit making machines.”
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Foreign Policy: Elon Musk vs. (Parts of) the World
Prof. David Kaye is quoted in Foreign Policy: “The overall message that you get from all of this is that Musk is manipulable. X is not standing up for users as much as it’s standing up for its own interests—and those interests vary from country to country.”
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Common Dreams: Don’t Take Rideshare Companies at Their Word When It Comes to Worker Pay (Opinion)
Professor Veena Dubal is cited on “algorithmic discrimination” practices in the rideshare industry.
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The Atlantic: A New Tool to Warp Reality*
Prof. Elizabeth Loftus was cited in The Atlantic for her decades of research on how memory can be manipulated. Researchers adapted her methods to explore how chatbots could implant false memories.
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The New York Times: Telegram Founder Charged with Wide Range of Crimes in France*
Prof. David Kaye said Mr. Durov’s case could have wide-ranging consequences: “The question is whether it’s a big deal that signals a new era of government restriction of online expression and pressure on platforms.”
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The Economist: The arrest of “Russia’s Mark Zuckerberg” has rattled social media*
Prof. David Kaye is quoted in The Economist.
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The Washington Post: Zuckerberg expresses regrets over covid misinformation crackdown
Prof. David Kaye was quoted in the article sharing that he was “more critical of the letter, which he called ‘cynical’ and ‘obsequious.’”
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The Lever: Will Harris Finally Kill Wall Street’s Infamous Tax Break?
UC Irvine Law Professor Victor Fleischer was cited in the Lever: “Lawmakers said that ending the tax break would generate $63 billion in revenue over a ten-year span — although that number could be as high as $180 billion, according to calculations by Victor Fleischer…”
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Ari Waldman Featured in Law & Society Association Member Spotlight
With support from a Law & Society Association Programming Grant, Prof. Waldman is organizing a workshop series aimed at creating a unified framework for studying the intersection of law, technology, and society.
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The New York Times: Musk’s Trump Talk: After Glitchy Start, a Two-Hour Ramble
Prof. David Kaye is quoted: “With this ‘interview,’ Musk has shown how he plans to use his platform to promote Donald Trump’s candidacy.”
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Professor Jane K. Stoever Recognized as Outstanding Orange County Resident for Courageous Advocacy in Women’s Rights
This annual celebration on August 24 honors “outstanding Orange County residents who embody the spirit and characteristics of those who have struggled courageously for women’s suffrage and other human rights.”
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The Los Angeles Times: A childhood memory sent her father to prison for murder. Was it real?
Prof. Elizabeth Loftus was cited in the Los Angeles Times: “The Franklin case proved pivotal in the career of Elizabeth Loftus, a memory scientist who would become one of the most frequently cited and influential researchers in the field of psychology. Fueled by the Franklin case, Loftus designed a false-memory experiment…”
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Irvine Standard: Trailblazer in fashion, law and taekwondo embodies Irvine’s spirit
UC Irvine Law graduate Christina Zabat-Fran ’12, general counsel for the Lanvin Group, discusses her journey post-law school in a Q&A in the Irvine Standard.
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OC Lawyer Magazine: Michael Ermer: A Modern-Day Atticus Finch
UC Irvine Law’s Board of Visitors member Michael G. Ermer is profiled in the August edition of the OC Lawyer Magazine. In 2023, we recognized his tremendous and unwavering commitment to pro bono service and to the Law School by naming our pro bono program the Michael G. Ermer Pro Bono Program.
