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Guido Noto La Diega @guidonld.bsky.social · 26d

Shout out for the fab Strathclyde Law School and all the other departments/institutes in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences!

Strathclyde - Humanities and Social Sciences @strathclydehass.bsky.social · Jan 14

Our range of departments within The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, often referred to as HaSS, at The University of Strathclyde 📚

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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · Sep 6

Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia:
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
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Abstract: Under the banner of progress, products have been uncritically adopted or
even imposed on users — in past centuries with tobacco and combustion engines, and in
the 21st with social media. For these collective blunders, we now regret our involvement or
apathy as scientists, and society struggles to put the genie back in the bottle. Currently, we
are similarly entangled with artificial intelligence (AI) technology. For example, software updates are rolled out seamlessly and non-consensually, Microsoft Office is bundled with chatbots, and we, our students, and our employers have had no say, as it is not
considered a valid position to reject AI technologies in our teaching and research. This
is why in June 2025, we co-authored an Open Letter calling on our employers to reverse
and rethink their stance on uncritically adopting AI technologies. In this position piece,
we expound on why universities must take their role seriously toa) counter the technology
industry’s marketing, hype, and harm; and to b) safeguard higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, and scientific integrity. We include pointers to
relevant work to further inform our colleagues.

Figure 1. A cartoon set theoretic view on various terms (see Table 1) used when discussing the superset AI
(black outline, hatched background): LLMs are in orange; ANNs are in magenta; generative models are
in blue; and finally, chatbots are in green. Where these intersect, the colours reflect that, e.g. generative adversarial network (GAN) and Boltzmann machine (BM) models are in the purple subset because they are
both generative and ANNs. In the case of proprietary closed source models, e.g. OpenAI’s ChatGPT and
Apple’s Siri, we cannot verify their implementation and so academics can only make educated guesses (cf.
Dingemanse 2025). Undefined terms used above: BERT (Devlin et al. 2019); AlexNet (Krizhevsky et al.
2017); A.L.I.C.E. (Wallace 2009); ELIZA (Weizenbaum 1966); Jabberwacky (Twist 2003); linear discriminant analysis (LDA); quadratic discriminant analysis (QDA).

Table 1. Below some of the typical terminological disarray is untangled. Importantly, none of these terms
are orthogonal nor do they exclusively pick out the types of products we may wish to critique or proscribe.

Protecting the Ecosystem of Human Knowledge: Five Principles

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Guido Noto La Diega @guidonld.bsky.social · Aug 28

There's still time to join the LLM/MSc Law, Technology and Innovation at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow! Check out our experiential learning opportunities and scholarships www.strath.ac.uk/courses/post...

Law, Technology and Innovation | University of Strathclyde

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Dr Birgit Schippers @birgitschippers.bsky.social · Aug 20

A fantastic scholarship opportunity for mature students at @lawstrath.bsky.social 👇 When choosing your course, please consider our LLM/MSc Law, Technology and Innovation

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Guido Noto La Diega @guidonld.bsky.social · Aug 21

Hi Bluesky folks, I've been away for 8 months (I'm a dad now!), what did I miss in the law, technology and innovation space? Not much I'm sure😂

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Guido Noto La Diega @guidonld.bsky.social · Jun 7

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Guido Noto La Diega @guidonld.bsky.social · Jun 2

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Guido Noto La Diega @guidonld.bsky.social · Feb 21

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ke...

Keep our Apple data encrypted

It is reported that the Home Office has ordered Apple to build a backdoor into its encrypted services so that they can get hold of content that any Apple user has upload to the cloud. Encryption keeps...

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Guido Noto La Diega @guidonld.bsky.social · Nov 19

I have stopped being active on X/Twitter for a while, but what a joy I feel now that I have finally deactivated it and deleted all data. I don't want in any way contribute to the empire a Fascist transphobic elitist billionaire. How are folks finding Bluesky? Current plan is to use this + LinkedIn.

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caidid @caidid.bsky.social · Oct 15

But by all means, let's add an "AI summary" that's often useless rubbish to every Google search result at a huge emissions cost. Seems worth it. Killing the world for the dumbest possible bullshit: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Maaike @maaikeverbruggen.bsky.social · Oct 15

Now what is the most essential for doing a PhD is to find a good bitching partner.

Someone who is at the same level of meanness and gossip, cause if the other is too mean, or too soft, it will not work. Absolutely critical for survival

#phdsky #academicsky

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Design Informatics @designinf.bsky.social · Oct 14

Join our next @braiduk.bsky.social x IDI Hybrid Seminar where Dan McQuillan will present the talk, ‘Responsible AI Means Decomputing’.

📅 Wed 23rd Oct 2024
⏰ 4 – 5pm
📍 @inspacegallery.bsky.social / Zoom
🎟 edin.ac/3XZMQGj

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Dr Katie Twomey @k2mey.bsky.social · Sep 19

After a day talking about This Kind Of Thing, another reason for students not to use ChatGPT etc - copyright law.

Guido Noto La Diega @guidonld.bsky.social · Sep 19

Can students claim AI-generated output as their own intellectual creation? Do students expose themselves to liability for copyright infringement when using GenAI output? Check out our computational analysis of the AI policies of UK universities copyrightblog.kluweriplaw.com/2024/09/19/c...

Copyright, Education, and Generative AI: Getting with the programme? - Kluwer Copyright Blog

Generative AI (GenAI) is promising to revolutionise higher education. Whether it concerns legal scholars using ChatGPT to write their essays, computer science majors relying on GitHub Copilot to gener...

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Guido Noto La Diega @guidonld.bsky.social · Sep 19

Can students claim AI-generated output as their own intellectual creation? Do students expose themselves to liability for copyright infringement when using GenAI output? Check out our computational analysis of the AI policies of UK universities copyrightblog.kluweriplaw.com/2024/09/19/c...

Copyright, Education, and Generative AI: Getting with the programme? - Kluwer Copyright Blog

Generative AI (GenAI) is promising to revolutionise higher education. Whether it concerns legal scholars using ChatGPT to write their essays, computer science majors relying on GitHub Copilot to gener...

copyrightblog.kluweriplaw.com

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Guido Noto La Diega @guidonld.bsky.social · Sep 19

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #588,736! #achievements #success #cosechipampine #cosedicapriccio #semuricchienudduusapi

Guido Noto La Diega @guidonld.bsky.social · Sep 16

The EU AI Act has left out the most important area of law for responsible AI to become a reality. Check out "Can there be responsible AI without AI liability? Incentivizing generative AI safety through ex-post tort liability under the EU AI liability directive" (w L Bezerra) doi.org/10.1093/ijli...

Can there be responsible AI without AI liability? Incentivizing generative AI safety through ex-post tort liability under the EU AI liability directive

Abstract. In Europe, the governance discourse surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) has been predominantly centred on the AI Act, with a proliferation o

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Guido Noto La Diega @guidonld.bsky.social · Sep 3

Can you help stop a potential digital Windrush scandal?

The Home Office's new e-Visa system might prevent people who have the right to be in the UK from proving their status
action.openrightsgroup.org/write-your-m...

Write to your MP: Stop e-Visas becoming the next Windrush scandal

What's the problem? Until recently, migrants from outside the EU had physical documents to prove that they and their families could live, work or study in the UK. These could be physical cards or

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Michael Doherty @dohertylawteach.bsky.social · Sep 2

It's here - the Legal Design Journal. Volume 1: Issue 1.

legaldesign-journal.com

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Announcement of the launch of the Legal Design Journal

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Guido Noto La Diega @guidonld.bsky.social · Aug 28

Had a great time in Helsinki, where I got to speak at the launch of the book "Promoting Sustainable Innovation and the Circular Economy Legal and Economic Aspects" edited By Ole-Andreas Rognstad, Taina Pihlajarinne, Jukka Mähönen for Routledge ♥️🇫🇮kiitos🙏 www.routledge.com/Promoting-Su...

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Guido Noto La Diega @guidonld.bsky.social · Aug 27

1 week to go! Some places remaing, we promise food for throught, food, wine, and your non-alcoholic beverage of choice! Register at the link below (free registration)

Guido Noto La Diega @guidonld.bsky.social · Aug 16

Join us on 2nd September for a talk on "AI credit scoring and consumer protection in credit markets within the European law framework" by Dr Giuseppe Marino (University of Palermo) hosted by Strathclyde Law School & Scottish Society for Computers and Law www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sscl-ai-cr...

SSCL: AI credit scoring/consumer protection in Euro Law Framework

FinTech uses alternative data and AI to assess creditworthiness, promising inclusivity but risks data misuse, bias and challenges regulation

www.eventbrite.co.uk

Guido Noto La Diega @guidonld.bsky.social · Aug 16

Join us on 2nd September for a talk on "AI credit scoring and consumer protection in credit markets within the European law framework" by Dr Giuseppe Marino (University of Palermo) hosted by Strathclyde Law School & Scottish Society for Computers and Law www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sscl-ai-cr...

SSCL: AI credit scoring/consumer protection in Euro Law Framework

FinTech uses alternative data and AI to assess creditworthiness, promising inclusivity but risks data misuse, bias and challenges regulation

www.eventbrite.co.uk

Guido Noto La Diega @guidonld.bsky.social · Aug 2

Happy to share "Marxism and the Law in a ‘Smart’ World", written for the ALTI Forum. A Marxist approach to tech demands that we all join in the fight & create/sustain alliances for a more just cyber-physical world ✊
alti.amsterdam/marxism-and-...

Marxism and the Law in a ‘Smart’ World

Guido Noto La Diega, Professor in IP Law and Technology Law, Stirling University At the end of 2022, I published the book Internet of Things and the Law for Routledge (let’s get the shameless plug ou...

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Guido Noto La Diega @guidonld.bsky.social · Jun 18

#MeetTheLecturer continues. A key elective module of the new LLM/MSc Law, Technology and Innovation will be "IP, Commerce and Innovation" and it will be taught by Quentin B. Schäfer, an expert in the IP-Competition interface and the regulation of AI www.strath.ac.uk/courses/post...

Developed through discussions with a range of international stakeholders, this programme is understood to be globally unique in teaching technological skills, technology law, innovation and leadership. It does not require prior knowledge of coding or law.

www.strath.ac.uk

Guido Noto La Diega @guidonld.bsky.social · Jun 17

#MeetTheLecturer Dr Birgit Schippers is a pillar of the new LLM/MSc Law Tech & Innovation. An expert in the impact of AI on human rights, democracy & rule of law, she'll teach the core module ‘Regulating Technology’ & elective '‘Human Rights and Digital Technologies’ www.strath.ac.uk/courses/post...

Law, Technology and Innovation | University of Strathclyde

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Guido Noto La Diega @guidonld.bsky.social · Jun 14

#CallForAbstracts Alexander Schuster & I are editing a special issue on "Non-binary identities and the Law" for the top law journal GenIUS to advance our understanding of issues affecting #enby people & improve their legal protections. Check out call at guidonotoladiega.wordpress.com/2024/06/14/c...

Call for Abstracts: Non-binary identities and the Law

GenIUS – Italy’s top journal on law, gender, and sexuality – will dedicate a special issue to “Non-binary identities and the law”, edited by Guido Noto La Diega (he/they/lui, University of Stirling) a...

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