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New Citations to WVU Law Scholarship, April to June 2023

Tags: faculty scholarship scholarly impact Robert Bastress Valarie Blake Amy Cyphert Charles DiSalvo Anne Marie Lofaso Jena Martin Patrick McGinley Dale Olson Caroline Osborne Alison Peck Will Rhee Jesse Richardson John Taylor S. Sean Tu Joshua Weishart

The scholarship of West Virginia University College of Law faculty members is frequently cited as authority in numerous legal disciplines. The following is a list of faculty authored works cited and made available on Westlaw Precision between April 1, 2023 and June 30, 2023.

Valarie Blake

Professor Amy Cyphert Presents on the Impacts of AI at WV Press Convention 2023

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On Saturday, August 12, 2023, West Virginia University College of Law professor Amy Cyphert spoke during an education session at the 2023 West Virginia Press Convention. Professor Cyphert's session was titled "Artificial intelligence, ethics and its implications for communications" during which she spoke about the impact of large language models on journalism and media. Professor Cyphert's scholarship on this topic includes:

A Human Being Wrote This Law Review Article: GPT-3 and the Practice of Law, 55 U.C. Davis L. Rev. 401 (2021).

Professors Amy Cyphert and Jena Martin Publish New Scholarship in U.C. Irvine Law Review

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West Virginia University College of Law professors Jena Martin and Amy Cyphert recently published new scholarship in the U.C. Irvine Law Review. The article is titled “A Change is Gonna Come:” Developing a Liability Framework for Social Media Algorithmic Amplification and appears in volume 13 of the journal.

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New Citations to WVU Law Scholarship, October to December 2022

Tags: faculty scholarship scholarly impact Robert Bastress Valarie Blake S. Sean Tu Joshua Weishart Cody Corliss Amy Cyphert Charles DiSalvo Anne Marie Lofaso Jena Martin Caroline Osborne Alison Peck Hollee Temple James Van Nostrand

The scholarship of West Virginia University College of Law faculty members is frequently cited as authority in numerous legal disciplines. The following is a list of faculty authored works cited  and made available on Westlaw Precision between October 1, 2022 and December 31, 2022

Robert Bastress Jr.

Professor Amy Cyphert Joins Expert Panel on the Use of GPT-3 in Law

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On February 8, 2023, West Virginia University College of Law professor Amy Cyphert joined a panel of experts to discuss the implications of GPT-3 in law. Professor Cyphert was joined by speakers Matthias Braun of the Universität Bonn, Ramak Molavi Vass, author of The Law Technologist, and Laura Weidinger of DeepMind and the University of Cambridge.

A flyer for the program titled "Unlocking the Potential of GPT-3 in the Legal Sphere". The program date is February 8, 2023 and the speakers were Matthias Braun, Amy Cyphert, Mamak Molavi Vasse'i and Laura Weidinger.