Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Dr Joe McIntyre

@drjoemcintyre.bsky.social

1.5K followers 990 following 980 posts

Law Assoc/Prof @UniSA. Judicial Studies/Courts/JusticeTech/Pseudolaw/Dad Jokes

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Pinned

Dr Joe McIntyre @drjoemcintyre.bsky.social · Apr 11

My latest pre-print is out:

"Pareidolic Illusions of Meaning: ChatGPT, Pseudolaw and the Triumph of Form over Substance"

I really enjoyed this one, where I juxtapose LLMs & pseudolaw to argue both create illusions of meaning that trick users.

papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

7 28 87

Reposted by Dr Joe McIntyre

Lawrence Solum @lsolum.bsky.social · 8h

Please help me get the word out about the new websites for Legal Theory Blog and the Legal Theory Lexicon. Reposting here and on other social media sites is great. It would be especially helpful if law school faculty members could send an email to their colleagues with the new addresses.

Legal Theory Blog

Discover our latest articles and updates. Stay informed with recent posts that cover a variety of topics you care about!

legaltheoryblog.com

1 39 35

Dr Joe McIntyre @drjoemcintyre.bsky.social · 15h

Probably the best performance I ever delivered.

Fire alarm went off mid-performance. Didn't flince or drop character for the whole 10min delay - just quietly pottered around. Alarm fixed i picked up without pause. Moderator gave me perfect score!

Spoooooool

Dr Joe McIntyre @drjoemcintyre.bsky.social · 15h

Quietly delighted that Beckett is today's Main Character (or close enough).

My absolute favourite playwright. I performed Krapp's Last Tape as my Yr 12 Drama solo. Had a genuine reel-to-reel as perfect prop.

Still cannot see the word "spool" without lingering over it. SPOOOOL.

1 3

Dr Joe McIntyre @drjoemcintyre.bsky.social · 15h

Apparently there is a brief air guitar as a nod to Bill and Ted!!

1 2

Dr Joe McIntyre @drjoemcintyre.bsky.social · 20h

I mean, it's tradgi-com! And having some toff fork out $$$$ to miss the point is almost performance art itself

Dr Joe McIntyre @drjoemcintyre.bsky.social · 20h

Please dont do it.

Beckett is so alert to human experience, so very relevant to loss of agency, the chaos of to day. I am delighted when Godot is in mention.

Dr Joe McIntyre @drjoemcintyre.bsky.social · 21h

The ChatGPT version is ***SOOOO*** much worse than you can imagine

Dr Joe McIntyre @drjoemcintyre.bsky.social · 21h

This review made my day. Beckett would have been delighted.

1 5

Dr Joe McIntyre @drjoemcintyre.bsky.social · 23h

I use this in my defamation class

youtu.be/kecnSHmznic?...

Honest Government Ad | Anti Protest Laws (SA)

YouTube video by thejuicemedia

youtu.be

2 4

Dr Joe McIntyre @drjoemcintyre.bsky.social · 1d

Honestly can't tell difference between a troll and a factual story any more.

I mean this is ... plausible?

1 1

Dr Joe McIntyre @drjoemcintyre.bsky.social · 2d

Hadn't come across this incident, thanks. This is vintage pseudolaw- attempts to 'arrest' judges not uncommon, but rarely to level of kidnap.

Been a very significant increase in threats to judges (eg 50% growth in last year)

Dr Joe McIntyre @drjoemcintyre.bsky.social · 3d

Lol. Yeah, you are right. The same fantastical "law will save us all"...

Dr Joe McIntyre @drjoemcintyre.bsky.social · 3d

Pseudolaw beliefs may be consistent with, and in some cases exacerbate, extremism. But more akin to a set of intellectual tools than may be used to support other conspiracy and anti-goverment beliefs

1 5

Dr Joe McIntyre @drjoemcintyre.bsky.social · 3d

This is a bloody stupid idea because (a) "sovereign citizen" is not an organisation of any type; (b) only one type of pseudolaw; (c) increasingly unpopular term among pseudolaw adherents.

Also, all the criminology reasons stated

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Doxed man petitions to have sovereign citizens declared domestic terrorists

A man who says he was threatened after investigating sovereign citizens says the movement should be labelled a terrorist organisation, but an academic argues this could lead to more violence.

www.abc.net.au

3 8

Dr Joe McIntyre @drjoemcintyre.bsky.social · 7d

This is a hell of a read. AI psychosis is profoundly disturbing.

performative male @milesklee.bsky.social · 7d

This is the biggest, toughest article I’ve done about so-called “AI psychosis.” It’s the story of a man who committed a horrific crime in his youth but served his time and against all odds found love and a new life—one that completely unraveled after he started talking to Google’s Gemini chatbot.

He Grew Obsessed With an AI Chatbot. Then He Vanished in the Ozarks

Jon Ganz committed a terrible crime in his youth, but he survived prison, fell in love, and started over. His new life unraveled in a way nobody could have predicted.

www.rollingstone.com

2 7

Dr Joe McIntyre @drjoemcintyre.bsky.social · 9d

Wait. When did bluesky get a bookmark option?

Dr Joe McIntyre @drjoemcintyre.bsky.social · 9d

Lol. That's new to me. Wild.

Tbh, i doubt we academics in Oz are held in sufficient regard to ever interest a judge

Dr Joe McIntyre @drjoemcintyre.bsky.social · 9d

Taking time off for school holidays. Got to September and realised tank was empty...

Teddy helps

1 1 6

Dr Joe McIntyre @drjoemcintyre.bsky.social · 9d

Oooh interesting. Will have to track down

Dr Joe McIntyre @drjoemcintyre.bsky.social · 10d

Of course if one was travelling, Adelaide in January is far preferable. Sunshine, beaches, great wine, legal theorists...

Dr Joe McIntyre @drjoemcintyre.bsky.social · 10d

I have a piece on "Ivory Washing" coming out shortly which looks at the misuse of academic expertise to provide unwarranted legitimacy to political views. This is one of my case studies

Jacob Schriner-Briggs @jschrinerbriggs.bsky.social · 10d

Just to take stock: the first claim was that there was an entire literature supporting the anti-birthright position. Then, *after* that claim, scholars emerged to post drafts on SSRN. And *now* the government points to a "growing body of modern scholarship" all drafted after the initial claim.

Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 10d

A LITERATURE IS BORN!

1 4 15

Reposted by Dr Joe McIntyre

The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 10d

Researchers found more than 80 cases of generative AI use in Australian courts so far – mostly by people representing themselves. That comes with serious risks.

More people are using AI in court, not a lawyer. It could cost you money – and your case

theconversation.com

10 17

Reposted by Dr Joe McIntyre

Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 14d

“Autistic ppl are a natural part of the human experience & society needs to affirm the value of ppl—even with significant disabilities. I don’t think eugenics is ethical or warranted in science or research.” @drstevenkapp.bsky.social to @juliametraux.bsky.social:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Disgust, horror, and "elimination": Trump and RFK Jr.'s eugenicist autism conference

The most striking omission from Monday's White House pageant: autistic people.

www.motherjones.com

1 36 110

Dr Joe McIntyre @drjoemcintyre.bsky.social · 16d

Our side also get the painkillers.

1 8

Reposted by Dr Joe McIntyre

dr. hazel 🐝 @hazelmonforton.com · 17d

joining the war on autism on the side of autism

10 1.9K 6.1K