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Kevin OKeefe

@okeefe.bsky.social
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Bridging publishing and technology to connect people with trusted legal information and lawyers for 28 years. Family-run cos: LexBlog.com and OpenLegalBlogArchive.org.

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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
“In a hurried world with infinite content, it’s worth considering that you’re no longer paid by the word when you write, in fact, you should pay for every extra word you use. Be as brief as is useful.” seths.blog/2025/04/char...
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Charged by the word
In a hurried world with infinite content, it’s worth considering that you’re no longer paid by the word when you write, in fact, you should pay for every extra word you use. Be as brief…
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Noticeably absent at law firms is an investment in legal publishing—empowering lawyers to write, reflect, and share their insights with the world. And to do so in a way that leaves a permanent record in the lawyer’s name in libraries of legal research.
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Shouldn’t Law Firms Invest in Their Lawyers as Legal Publishers?
A recent Clio Legal Trends Report breaks down where mid-size law firms allocate their budgets: Staff salaries: 28% Other expenses: 41% Rent and office
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Law students: wondering if you should blog? The answer is yes. Blogging builds your name, sharpens your thinking, and opens doors. Here’s how: kevin.lexblog.com/2025/04/09/b...
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Blogging Your Way Into a Law Firm: A Guide for Law Students
This week, I spoke with a first-year law student about launching a legal blog. The student looked at blogging as helping him build a name, to learn and
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
What if my blog, Real Lawyers Have Blogs, functioned as an LLM on legal blogging? With 20 years of posts, it’s a deep well of insight on blogging and digital media to grow a lawyer’s business. AI can help surface that knowledge in new ways. Thoughts? 🤔 kevin.lexblog.com/2025/02/03/m...
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My Blog - Real Lawyers Have Blogs - as a ‘LLM’ on Legal Blogging?
I have been using this blog as a personal assistant, if you will, for responding to client questions, for education across our network and drafting blog
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
OpenAI just launched ‘deep research’ in ChatGPT—internet research that quickly synthesizes, analyzes & summarizes. Tailored for research, not only will legal blogs be given great visibility, but enables more informed and comprehensive legal blog drafts. kevin.lexblog.com/2025/02/02/o...
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OpenAI’s Just Launched Deep Research Helps Legal Bloggers Synthesize Information Faster and Enhances Blog Accessibility
Sunday evening, OpenAI launched ‘deep research’ in ChatGPT, that conducts multi-step research on the internet for complex tasks. It accomplishes in
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Excited to share that ⁦‪⁦Clio‬⁩ named ⁦‪LexBlog‬⁩ as top blogging platform for lawyers. Here’s my blog post on why Clio sees a well-executed blog as essential for a lawyer’s business development and how they see LexBlog helping. kevin.lexblog.com/2025/01/29/l...
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Clio Names LexBlog Best Legal Blogging Platform For Lawyers
LexBlog is the best blogging platform for lawyers, announced Clio last week. That’s an honor coming from a company serving 150,000 lawyers in over 130
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Just published blog post recognizing Clio naming my good friend, @bobambrogi.bsky.social as leading influencer as a legal journalist. Ambrogi’s work is a testament to the power of blog, which have supplanted mainstream media in coverage of legal tech. 📰 kevin.lexblog.com/2025/01/28/b...
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Bob Ambrogi Named Top Legal Influencer by Clio
My friend, Bob Ambrogi’s influence in the legal industry spans decades, evolving alongside legal media itself.  As the editor-in-chief of The
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Piece by @deborahfarone.bsky.social on what makes a great rainmaker mirrors what makes a great legal blogger: competence, authenticity, relationships, trust, generosity, and long-term focus. Blogging’s not about content; it’s building trust and a book of business. kevin.lexblog.com/2025/01/27/d...
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Deborah Farone Identifies Traits of Successful Legal Blogger in Her Traits of a Successful Rainmaker
I was struck reading veteran marketing consultant and previous major law firm CMO, Deborah Farone’s piece this morning asking what makes a successful law
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
9 years ago, @bobambrogi.bsky.social said blogs are building a body of legal scholarship—fast, practical, and real-time. Yet traditional legal research companies cling to journals, reviews & treatises. Now, with 809,000+ legal blog posts, it’s time they catch up. kevin.lexblog.com/2025/01/23/l...
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Legal Research Companies Continue to Exclude Prominent Area of Legal Information and Scholarship From Their Offerings
For too long, legal research companies have relied on resources such as law reviews, law journals, treatises and legal periodicals as their leading source
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
“I don’t want to learn to be better… because: Learning requires effort Once we learn something, we might have to change our mind Changing our mind shifts how we see the world, and that can be unsettling Change feels risky” c/o @sethgodin.bsky.social seths.blog/2025/01/hone...
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Honesty about better
“I don’t want to learn to be better,” is something we rarely admit. We don’t say: I don’t want to learn statistics, even though it will dramatically improve my decisio…
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
International Bar Association Annual Conference - @ibaevents.bsky.social - is easy to attend for US lawyers and legal partners ala @lexblog.bsky.social this year. Short flight to Toronto.
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IBA Events (@ibaevents.bsky.social)
The International Bar Association (IBA), the world’s leading organisation of international legal practitioners, bar associations & law societies. RT≠endorsement https://www.ibanet.org/conferences
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Think we cannot make the law more accessible to people? Life expectancy to be extended by @OpenAI language model that dreams up proteins capable of turning regular cells into stem cells—and that it has handily beat humans at the task. ⁦ www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/17/1...
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OpenAI has created an AI model for longevity science
The company is making a foray into scientific discovery with an AI built to help manufacture stem cells.
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
With the addition of Axios, OpenAI has partnered with nearly 20 media organizations, bringing its technology to more than 160 news outlets. ChatGPT can now search⁠/feature select summaries/excerpts from trusted media outlets with clear citations/links.
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Partnering with Axios expands OpenAI’s work with the news industry
Publishers representing hundreds of newsrooms and content brands are using OpenAI partnerships and grant programs to adopt AI tools and strengthen the news ecosystem, while ChatGPT users gain access t...
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Paper-based diaries are available, but if you prefer a more multimedia approach to journaling, use your phone. Free apps allow you to add photos, audio clips and more to corral your thoughts — and set up electronic reminders to write regularly. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/t... via @nytimes.com
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Write Down Your Thoughts in a Digital Journal on Your Phone
People have been keeping personal diaries for several millenniums, but free smartphone apps now let you capture much more than words.
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Ayrin’s love affair with her A.I. boyfriend started last summer. While scrolling on Instagram, she stumbled upon a video of a woman asking ChatGPT to play the role of a neglectful boyfriend. ℅ @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/technolo…
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She Is in Love With ChatGPT
A 28-year-old woman with a busy social life spends hours on end talking to her A.I. boyfriend for advice and consolation. And yes, they do have sex.
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
You can predict the direction of technology & what is scalable, with 60% to 70% accuracy,” says Vinod Khosla, a co-founder of Sun Microsystems and early investor in AI. Not by asking up-or-down questions about a moment in time, but by the rate of change. ℅ @wsj.com www.wsj.com/articles/the...
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There’s a Better Way to Predict a Technology’s Future: Follow the Rate of Change
It’s possible to get better answers on the evolution of technology. But we need to start with better questions.
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
If banned, the TikTok app may stay on your phone. The law doesn’t make it illegal to have, it’s about future downloads & updates. But without the ability for ByteDance to issue updates to TikTok via app stores, the app will degrade over time.
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If TikTok Is Banned, Can I Still Use It?
The social media app is likely to disappear from the app stores of Google and Apple right away. But it’s unclear if users will completely lose access.
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Al Jazeera conference underscores the transformative role of AI in enhancing journalistic performance and modernising media practices. Showcased successful applications of AI in global media organizations, such as Reuters, the Washington Post and the AP. www.gulf-times.com/article/6983...
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Al Jazeera conference addresses challenges of AI use in media
The second edition of the 'Al Jazeera conference: AI in Media', organised by the Al Jazeera Media Institute, concluded Sunday with the participation of experts and specialists in...
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
For those people not finding Apple Intelligence (AI features) on your iPhone of value, there are plenty of ways to turn them off.- ⁦‪@TheVerge‬⁩ Heck, I didn’t know it was there. www.theverge.com/24340563/app...
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How to turn off Apple Intelligence on your iPhone
Make your iPhone un-Intelligent.
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
You can force ChatGPT to use high quality sources in your search by using 3 specific prompts. Define the source type, give specific, give specific instructions, and ask for current items. ℅ @chrismilliganuk.bsky.social www.makeuseof.com/how-force-ch...
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How I Force ChatGPT Search to Use High-Quality Sources
ChatGPT's choice of source is sometimes less than useful, but you can make it better with these tweaks.
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
ChatGPT-4 demonstrated superior reliability in translating medical terms into understandable language, surpassing experienced physicians. Could be valuable auxiliary tool for improving patient comprehension of medical terminology. @cureus.bsky.social www.cureus.com/articles/328...
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Is ChatGPT a Reliable Tool for Explaining Medical Terms?
Background The increasing reliance on the internet for health-related information has driven interest in artificial intelligence (AI) applications in healthcare. ChatGPT has demonstrated strong perfo...
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
With Lens in the Google app (Android and iOS), point your camera and ask a question such as wanting to learn more about what’s in front of you, like a piece of art in a museum? You’ll get an AI Overview. blog.google/products/sea...
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5 ways to search what you see with Google Lens
Google Lens uses AI to help you search the world around you. Here’s how to make the most of it.
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Per Thomson Reuters and @georgetownlaw.bsky.social report, more fundamental changes will be needed as a result of the rapid spread of GenAI technology and the transformative effects it is likely to have on law firms. ℅ @bobambrogi.bsky.social www.lawnext.com/2025/01/repo...
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Report from Thomson Reuters and Georgetown Law Says 2024 Was the Beginning of the End for the Traditional Law Firm Business Model
In their annual report on the state of the U.S. legal market, Thomson Reuters and the Center on Ethics and the Legal Profession at Georgetown Law say that 2024 was a pivotal year for law firms, markin...
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
AI isn’t a shortcut; it’s a tool for lawyers. The Illinois Supreme Court endorses the use of AI by lawyers to better serve clients and the public. Same logic is an endorsement of legal blogging. kevin.lexblog.com/2025/01/06/t...
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The Adoption of AI in Legal Practice and Blogging: Lessons from the Illinois Supreme Court
The adoption of legal technology - even legal blogging - has historically been slow in the legal field—but not so with artificial intelligence (AI). Last
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Kudos to our state of Washington whose Supreme Court issued a historic order authorizing a regulatory reform pilot program by which entities not owned by lawyers will be able to deliver legal services. ℅ @bobambrogi.bsky.social
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
AI isn’t a shortcut; it’s a tool for lawyers. The Illinois Supreme Court endorses the use of AI by lawyers to better serve clients and the public. Same logic an endorsement of legal blogging. kevin.lexblog.com/2025/01/06/t...
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The Adoption of AI in Legal Practice and Blogging: Lessons from the Illinois Supreme Court
The adoption of legal technology - even legal blogging - has historically been slow in the legal field—but not so with artificial intelligence (AI). Last
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Nearly 30 years ago, a small-town trial lawyer used the Internet to help people with legal questions. Today, it’s important that LexBlog carries on that mission of helping the public and businesses. Here’s the story of LexBlog’s roots. kevin.lexblog.com/2025/01/05/t...
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The Roots of LexBlog : Helping People By Empowering Caring Lawyers
Nearly thirty years into bridging publishing and technology to connect people with trusted legal information and caring lawyers, it’s important for
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
When would Google say your start-up law firm should blog? When passionate about a topic, the topic isn’t overly saturated with other blogs and people would find your insight helpful. h/t @seroundtable.bsky.social ‬⁩ kevin.lexblog.com/2025/01/04/w...
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When Would Google Say Your Startup Law Firm Needs a Blog?
Does your startup law firm need a blog?  According to Google’s experts, not necessarily, but in some cases a blog is a plus.  In a Search Engine
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
By incorporating Ai into education, we're both improving students’ experiences and outcomes and preparing them for the jobs of the future—which will become more enjoyable and fulfilling with AI in the mix. | Bill Gates www.gatesnotes.com/books/books-...
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Fifty law firm mergers took place in 2024, and at least 12 mergers have been announced for 2025 already setting annual merger pace to equal 2024. ℅ @abovethelaw.com abovethelaw.com/2025/01/bigl...
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Biglaw Mergers Expected To Continue Apace In 2025, Even As Law Firms Grow ‘Pickier’
Does your law firm have the urge to merge?
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Excellent piece by Justia on AI being the next big change in law firm/legal search and how law firms need to create something new in publishing, websites and social media. onward.justia.com/ai-search-an...
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AI & Search and How to Optimize Your Law Firm Website for the AI Search Era
The search landscape is constantly evolving, and AI is leading the charge. While AI-powered search offers exciting new possibilities, it also presents unique challenges for businesses like yours. Don'...
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Can GPT can be used to help you set resolutions and achieve milestones for the coming year? Yes, if you are using GPT’s Pro version and using it for brainstorming and thinking every day. - @tomsguide.com www.tomsguide.com/ai/chatgpt/i...
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I used ChatGPT to help me with my New Year’s Resolutions — here's how it can help you
Leaning on the chatbot this year
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Use AI for more than copy, use across aspects of brand building & marketing: product innovation, insight generation, concept testing, audience segmentation & targeting, media allocation, creative optimisation, and customer experience. - Winning legal blog niches? www.medianews4u.com/ai-represent...
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AI represents a much bigger opportunity than merely writing copy, generating images, or automating mundane tasks: Chetan Asher, Tonic Worldwide
Tonic Worldwide - a digital-first creative agency was earlier this year recognised at The Shorty Impact Awards 2024. It won three awards for its non-profit campaign with Smile Train.
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Proficiency in legaltech as a law grad or lawyer (or blogger) means something quite a bit different than it used to. Means efficiency - doing more, doing it better and in less time through innovative technologies such as AI. - @indiatoday.bsky.social bestcolleges.indiatoday.in/news-detail/...
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Redefining law: Career opportunities in LegalTech industry
As technology becomes more integral to legal operations, law firms seek professionals who can bridge the gap between technology and law.
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
There’s no census of law school courses focusing on AI, but the legal profession is adopting generative AI tools so rapidly that law schools cannot afford to ignore it, per @DanLinna of @northwesternlaw.bsky.social ℅ @reuters.com
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Law school trends to watch in 2025
Law schools just wrapped up a year that saw the American Bar Association open the door to admitting students without standardized tests; the removal of the so-called "logic games" from the Law School Admission Test; disruptions brought about by campus protests over the war in Gaza; declines in summer associate recruiting by large law firms; and major changes to California's bar exam, which has the second-largest number of takers each year, with more than 11,300 in 2023. Heading into 2025, here are the key trends to watch.
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
LexBlog and I need to create a purposeful blogging cohort—a community where legal professionals come together to define the “why” behind their blogs and translate that purpose into meaningful action. h/t Seth Godin‬⁩ kevin.lexblog.com/2025/01/01/f...
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Find the Other Purposeful Legal Bloggers, A LexBlog Initiative
Marketer and author, Seth Godin writes today, “New years remind us that we might need a better strategy. A philosophy of becoming, a clear vision on where
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Well said by Dave Winer. “Welcome to a brand new year. The best one ever. 😄” I am only going onwards and upwards from this point. 🚀 scripting.com/2025/01/01.h...
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Scripting News: Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Dave Winer, OG blogger, podcaster, developed first apps in many categories. Old enough to know better. It's even worse than it appears.
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Guided by established principals, instead of dismissing AI, @thetimesofmalta.bsky.social journalists harness its power to produce byproducts that help humans – journalists and readers alike. - @dylanseychell.bsky.social timesofmalta.com/article/ai-r...
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AI’s role in journalism
Like any other technology that reshaped its moment, AI will reshape what we do today. It is up to us to choose how
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Research by Imperial College London highlights concerns about AI's impact on the labor market, particularly the freelance market such as graphic designing and content writing. Non-lawyer written content marketing in law now from AI? www.digitalinformationworld.com/2024/12/stud...
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Study Reveals AI's Growing Role in Job Loss Across Writing and Design Fields
Researchers studied 1.4M jobs; AI reduced jobs in writing, graphic design, and 3D modeling significantly.
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Top AI highlights of 2024: What started as a text-based chatbot fad that could respond to users in a human-like fashion, is today powering many major tech products and platforms offering practical use cases. Practical use the key. - ⁦‪Gadgets 360‬⁩ www.gadgets360.com/ai/features/...
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These Were The Biggest AI Announcements of 2024
The year 2024 was marked by the entry of reasoning models, the rise of text-to-video generation, and AI agents.
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
ChatGPT, arguably does a nice job in selecting the 10 best players in NBA history. clutchpoints.com/10-best-play...
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10 best players in NBA history according to ChatGPT
ChatGPT told us the best players in NBA history, and we at ClutchPoints gave our own analysis on if artificial intelligence got it right.
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Readers aren’t judging you on whether you use AI to help draft your blog. They’re judging you on the quality of your insight, the depth of your expertise, and the trust they’ve placed in you over time. H/t@gsiskind kevin.lexblog.com/2024/12/30/r...
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Readers Don’t Judge Legal Blogs by Whether AI is Used in Publishing—They Look to Reputation and Trustworthiness
I founded LexBlog because blogging democratized legal publishing. Caring lawyers with a passion for sharing their knowledge on niche areas of the law
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
College students say they’re getting mixed messages on AI - warnings from professors against use of AI and the growing pressure from the job market to learn how to master it. This, while students use AI for day to day activity. newhampshirebulletin.com/2024/12/24/c...
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College students ‘cautiously curious’ about AI, despite mixed messages from schools, employers • New Hampshire Bulletin
For 21-year-old Rebeca Damico, ChatGPT’s public release in 2022 during her sophomore year of college at the University of Utah felt like navigating a minefield.
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
Finding engagement on Bluesky to be lacking, I picked up my use of Twitter over the last couple days, and have found it worthwhile from an engagement standpoint. I’m going to be using Twitter again to share what I’m reading and learning - with a little on Bluesky. kevin.lexblog.com/2024/12/28/w...
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Giving Twitter Another Shot
As someone who has spent years using a news aggregator, now Feedly, to discover and share niche related news, information and insight, I’ve always valued
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Core question on AI is: Who controls the value that AI produces? The answer depends on whether AI companies must compensate rights holders for using their data to train AI models and whether AI creations can themselves enjoy copyright or patent protections. - Josh Harlan in the @wsj.com
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
“It would be easier if a bus just hit this thing,” a restaurant worker said, referencing the required removal nowof the dining sheds on the streets of NYC following the pandemic. Joshua Chaffin in the @wsj.com.
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Erik Hane @erikhane.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
JOIN OUR TEAM: Would YOU like to be the head coach of the Chicago Bears? Tell us why using just three emojis below!
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
Listening to a book = reading it? “A never ending debate, there are reading purists who feel if you haven’t actively read a book it doesn’t count. I tend to stick with linguists who believe that reading and listening activate the same part of the brain.” Theresa Sutton www.wsj.com/lifestyle/be...
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Does Listening to a Book Count as Reading It? Debate Roils Literary World.
Audiobook fans bristle at suggestion they are multitaskers prone to missing big plot points
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
News organisations suing OpenAI alleging their stories were used by to train chatbots to answer questions posed to it by users, in effect piggybacking on their journalism without permission, payment or credit. > Seems losing proposition for multiple reasons. www.independent.co.uk/tech/chatgbt...
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Newspapers sue ChatGPT over unauthorised use of its journalism
News industry lawsuits are piling up for OpenAI, the company behind artificial intelligence-fueled chatbot ChatGPT
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Kevin OKeefe @okeefe.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
ChatGPT experienced downtime for lengthy periods again on Thursday. Feels no different than downtimes experienced at various steps in the Internet - communities, Yahoo-like directories, Google, social networks, AWS/cloud, AI. All advancements. www.forbes.com/sites/antoni...
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OpenAI’s ChatGPT Is Down—Here’s What We Know
Outage reports concerning the chatbot began surging around 1:30 p.m. EST.
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