ASU Law and Science Student Association

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Technological innovations such as artificial intelligence and NFTs which are becoming more prominent in today's world raise many legal and regulatory questions.

Sophia the Robot 'self-portrait' NFT sells for almost $700K A "self-portrait" by humanoid robot Sophia, who "interpreted" a depiction of her own face, has sold at auction for over $688,000.

https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2020/12/24/ibm-airbnb-settlement-patent-lawsuit.html

IBM and Airbnb reach settlement in patent lawsuit - Triangle Business Journal IBM filed the initial suit in March, accusing Airbnb of using its technology without permission.

As everyday devices become more interconnected, and companies collect increasing numbers of data points on consumers, consumers are becoming increasingly concerned with the data privacy practices underlying the goods they purchase. Data privacy experts, as well as the FTC, are taking a look at possible disclosure standards for data privacy on consumer goods, including this 'nutrition label' concept.

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Imagine a Nutrition Label—for Cybersecurity As the Internet-of-Things proliferates, consumers want to know how their data will be used by the makers of devices—before they buy them.

Check out this article from Associate Dean Diana Bowman and Research Fellow Walter Johnson at ASU Law. Biotech is raising many novel ethical and legal issues as we see progress in gene editing, CRISPR technology, and the mitochondrial replacement therapies mentioned in the article.

Disputes over when life begins may block cutting-edge reproductive technologies like mitochondrial replacement therapies The nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett has implications for how assisted reproductive technologies, which can prevent the transmission of disease from parents to child, are regulated.

During this Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we want to highlight this article on domestic violence awareness during the COVID-19 pandemic. More and better responses are necessary to address domestic violence, both worldwide and in our country.

An increasing risk of family violence during the Covid-19 pandemic: Strengthening community collaborations to save lives Though necessary to slow the spread of the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19), actions such as social-distancing, sheltering in-place, restricted travel, and closures of key community foundations are likely to dramatically increase the risk for family violence ...

https://qz.com/1786781/which-cities-have-declared-climate-emergencies/

Get ready for a year of climate emergency declarations While the first climate emergency was declared in 2016, 98% of subsequent statements were made in 2019.

Thank you to everyone who came out to our event, 'Can Climate Change the Constitution.' We had an amazing turnout and discussion with Professor Rhett Larson (ASU Law) and Tony Francois (Pacific Legal Foundation).

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-10-09/tesla-s-autopilot-could-save-the-lives-of-millions-but-it-will-kill-some-people-first

Tesla’s Autopilot Could Save the Lives of Millions, But It Will Kill Some People First The complicated ethics of Elon Musk’s grand autonomous vehicle experiment.