Law

TagLast edit: Jul 22, 2022, 8:55 PM by Leo

The law tag is for posts discussing EA-related legal research questions, when pursuing a law degree makes sense for EAs, how EAs should use a law degree, and EA-related legal jobs. (That list of topics is adapted from the description of the Effective Altruism & Law Facebook group.)

Introducing the Legal Priorities Project

jonasschuettAug 30, 2020, 2:10 PM

179 points

15 comments1 min readEA link

Legal support for EA orgs—useful?

Tyrone-Jay Barugh 🔸Mar 17, 2022, 3:35 AM

76 points

20 comments10 min readEA link

On the (In)Applicability of Corporate Rights Cases to Digital Minds

Cullen 🔸Feb 28, 2019, 6:14 AM

16 points

1 comment2 min readEA link

Legal Priorities Research: A Research Agenda

jonasschuettJan 6, 2021, 9:47 PM

58 points

4 comments1 min readEA link

New Working Paper Series of the Legal Priorities Project

Legal Priorities ProjectOct 18, 2021, 10:30 AM

60 points

0 comments9 min readEA link

Legal scholarship: Is it high-impact? Should Unjournal evaluate it? Call for participation/scoping

david_reinsteinDec 19, 2024, 10:44 PM

9 points

2 comments7 min readEA link

Large Language Models as Fiduciaries to Humans

johnjnayJan 24, 2023, 7:53 PM

25 points

0 comments34 min readEA link

(papers.ssrn.com)

Pile of Law and Law-Following AI

Cullen 🔸Jul 13, 2022, 12:29 AM

28 points

2 comments3 min readEA link

Animals in Cost-Benefit Analysis

Vasco Grilo🔸Apr 25, 2024, 4:43 PM

39 points

3 comments1 min readEA link

(papers.ssrn.com)

Cullen O’Keefe: Doing the most good with a law degree

EA GlobalOct 25, 2020, 5:48 AM

10 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

(www.youtube.com)

Sci-Hub sued in India

cflexmanDec 30, 2021, 2:48 AM

114 points

5 comments8 min readEA link

Want to work in the US? Consider applying to the ‘Green Card’ lottery by 7 November 2023. It’s free and really easy to do.

Tyrone-Jay Barugh 🔸Oct 19, 2023, 7:49 AM

64 points

4 comments3 min readEA link

Legal Impact for Chickens hiring Experienced Litigator

aleneApr 12, 2023, 6:32 AM

61 points

2 comments2 min readEA link

(www.legalimpactforchickens.org)

Legal Assistance for Victims of AI

bobMar 17, 2023, 11:42 AM

52 points

19 comments1 min readEA link

Legal Impact for Chickens files its first lawsuit! Costco shareholder derivative case

aleneJul 7, 2022, 6:01 PM

165 points

16 comments1 min readEA link

Calling EA lawyers: Legal Impact for Chickens is hiring!

aleneMay 18, 2022, 6:20 PM

31 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

UK AI Bill Analysis & Opinion

CAISIDFeb 5, 2024, 12:12 AM

18 points

0 comments15 min readEA link

AGI misalignment x-risk may be lower due to an overlooked goal specification technology

johnjnayOct 21, 2022, 2:03 AM

20 points

1 comment1 min readEA link

World federalism and EA

Eevee🔹Jul 14, 2021, 5:53 AM

47 points

4 comments1 min readEA link

New Sequence—Towards a worldwide, watertight Windfall Clause

John Bridge 🔸Apr 7, 2022, 3:02 PM

25 points

4 comments8 min readEA link

Tort Law Can Play an Important Role in Mitigating AI Risk

Gabriel WeilFeb 12, 2024, 5:11 PM

99 points

6 comments5 min readEA link

Compute & Antitrust: Regulatory implications of the AI hardware supply chain, from chip design to cloud APIs

HaydnBelfieldAug 19, 2022, 5:20 PM

32 points

0 comments6 min readEA link

(verfassungsblog.de)

[Question] What are the challenges and problems with programming law-breaking constraints into AGI?

MichaelStJulesFeb 2, 2020, 8:53 PM

20 points

34 comments1 min readEA link

Best Use of 2 Minutes this Month (U.S.)

RockwellAug 7, 2023, 8:16 PM

136 points

10 comments1 min readEA link

Law & AI Dinner—EAG Boston 2023

Alfredo Parra 🔸Oct 12, 2023, 8:32 AM

8 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

US Supreme Court Upholds Prop 12!

RockwellMay 11, 2023, 4:30 PM

300 points

13 comments1 min readEA link

Contra Appiah Defending Defending “Climate Villains”

Cullen 🔸Sep 12, 2022, 2:58 PM

27 points

7 comments4 min readEA link

[Question] Law school vs MPP in Australia for those who have strong verbal skills but are weak at maths

Douglas_MMar 23, 2021, 5:13 AM

14 points

15 comments1 min readEA link

Law-Following AI 4: Don’t Rely on Vicarious Liability

Cullen 🔸Aug 2, 2022, 11:23 PM

13 points

0 comments3 min readEA link

Effective Enforceability of EU Competition Law Under Different AI Development Scenarios: A Framework for Legal Analysis

HaydnBelfieldAug 19, 2022, 5:20 PM

11 points

0 comments6 min readEA link

(verfassungsblog.de)

Changing Licences on the EA Forum

Ben_West🔸Oct 7, 2022, 11:45 PM

66 points

33 comments1 min readEA link

Parallels Between AI Safety by Debate and Evidence Law

Cullen 🔸Jul 20, 2020, 10:52 PM

30 points

2 comments2 min readEA link

(cullenokeefe.com)

The Case for Making Professional Degrees Undergraduate Degrees

ColdButtonIssuesJul 8, 2022, 7:56 PM

39 points

4 comments6 min readEA link

GovAI Annual Report 2021

GovAIJan 5, 2022, 4:57 PM

52 points

2 comments9 min readEA link

Making Factory Farm Cruelty a Liability

eykimApr 7, 2022, 2:46 PM

9 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

Come help reform Australia’s charity laws!

Michael Noetel 🔸Jan 12, 2024, 3:30 AM

6 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

APPG on Future Generations impact report – Raising the profile of future generation in the UK Parliament

weeatquinceAug 12, 2020, 2:24 PM

87 points

2 comments17 min readEA link

Law-Following AI 2: Intent Alignment + Superintelligence → Lawless AI (By Default)

Cullen 🔸Apr 27, 2022, 5:18 PM

19 points

0 comments6 min readEA link

Animal Welfare is now enshrined in the Belgian Constitution

Bob JacobsMay 3, 2024, 10:26 PM

95 points

9 comments10 min readEA link

Call for Attorneys for OpenAI Employees and Ex-Employees

Vilfredo's GhostMay 18, 2024, 5:27 AM

181 points

11 comments2 min readEA link

Tyler John: Personhood initiatives

EA GlobalJun 8, 2018, 7:51 AM

9 points

0 comments14 min readEA link

(www.youtube.com)

I’m Cullen O’Keefe, a Policy Researcher at OpenAI, AMA

Cullen 🔸Jan 11, 2020, 4:13 AM

45 points

68 comments1 min readEA link

Jan Leike: On the windfall clause

Cullen 🔸Aug 4, 2022, 11:37 PM

62 points

3 comments3 min readEA link

(docs.google.com)

Ex-OpenAI researcher says OpenAI mass-violated copyright law

RemmeltOct 24, 2024, 1:00 AM

11 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

(suchir.net)

Map of all 40 copyright suits v. AI in U.S.

RemmeltMar 26, 2025, 7:57 AM

16 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

(chatgptiseatingtheworld.com)

[Linkpost]: German judges order government to strengthen legislation before end of year to protect future generations

axiomanApr 29, 2021, 4:47 PM

16 points

2 comments1 min readEA link

[Question] What are typical payment terms for a grant-funded project contract?

Eevee🔹Jan 23, 2025, 5:35 AM

15 points

1 comment1 min readEA link

Litigate-for-Impact: Preparing Legal Action against an AGI Frontier Lab Leader

Sonia M JosephDec 8, 2024, 2:28 PM

77 points

1 comment2 min readEA link

Dutch anti-trust regulator bans pro-animal welfare chicken cartel

DaleFeb 24, 2021, 3:44 PM

47 points

13 comments1 min readEA link

(www.lexology.com)

Law-Following AI 3: Lawless AI Agents Undermine Stabilizing Agreements

Cullen 🔸Apr 27, 2022, 5:20 PM

28 points

3 comments3 min readEA link

Law-Following AI 1: Sequence Introduction and Structure

Cullen 🔸Apr 27, 2022, 5:16 PM

35 points

2 comments9 min readEA link

Law & Longtermism Dinner—EAG Bay Area 2023

Alfredo Parra 🔸Jan 31, 2023, 10:47 AM

10 points

1 comment1 min readEA link

International Criminal Law and the Future of Humanity: A Theory of the Crime of Omnicide

philosophytorresMar 22, 2021, 12:19 PM

−3 points

1 comment1 min readEA link

Legal Impact for Chickens seeks a Litigation Intern.

aleneDec 11, 2024, 4:47 AM

16 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

[Question] Who owns “Effective Altruism”?

RiverFeb 1, 2023, 1:37 AM

37 points

4 comments1 min readEA link

Surveillance and free expression | Sunyshore

Eevee🔹Feb 23, 2021, 2:14 AM

10 points

0 comments9 min readEA link

(sunyshore.substack.com)

Anthropic is being sued for copying books to train Claude

RemmeltAug 31, 2024, 2:57 AM

3 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

(fingfx.thomsonreuters.com)

Some history topics it might be very valuable to investigate

MichaelA🔸Jul 8, 2020, 2:40 AM

91 points

34 comments6 min readEA link

Thoughts on legal concerns surrounding the FTX situation: document preservation and communications

MollyNov 24, 2022, 2:05 AM

125 points

0 comments4 min readEA link

The Vanuatu Initiative, climate litigation and the rights of future generations

RamiroMar 10, 2023, 1:25 PM

20 points

0 comments10 min readEA link

(www.conjur.com.br)

Global catastrophic risks law approved in the United States

JorgeTorresCMar 7, 2023, 2:28 PM

157 points

7 comments1 min readEA link

(riesgoscatastroficosglobales.com)

“Insider giving”—An unfortunate donation strategy used by corporate insiders to avoid losses

jasonkApr 14, 2021, 12:42 AM

23 points

3 comments1 min readEA link

(www.elsblog.org)

FHI Report: The Windfall Clause: Distributing the Benefits of AI for the Common Good

Cullen 🔸Feb 5, 2020, 11:49 PM

54 points

21 comments2 min readEA link

Bring legal cases to me, I will donate 100% of my cut of the fee to a charity of your choice

Brad West🔸Sep 11, 2022, 3:49 PM

50 points

7 comments1 min readEA link

Cause Exploration Prizes: Reducing Suffering and Long Term Risk in Common Law Nations via Strategic Case Law Funding

Open PhilanthropyJul 12, 2022, 7:36 AM

30 points

1 comment12 min readEA link

Thoughts on legal concerns surrounding the FTX situation

MollyNov 13, 2022, 5:01 PM

367 points

65 comments4 min readEA link

[Question] What bank accounts are UK charities using?

Greg_Colbourn ⏸️ Apr 7, 2022, 3:41 PM

8 points

3 comments1 min readEA link

Intervention report: Agricultural land redistribution

David BernardJul 14, 2021, 2:29 PM

65 points

6 comments38 min readEA link

[Question] Would it make sense to use human rights law against catastrophic risks—like some seem to be doing regarding climate change?

RamiroDec 26, 2022, 9:14 PM

12 points

6 comments1 min readEA link

Using Export Controls to Reduce Biorisk

catehallDec 23, 2021, 12:59 AM

43 points

2 comments4 min readEA link

Legal Impact for Chickens is Hiring an Attorney

KathrynLICAug 27, 2024, 6:42 PM

38 points

1 comment2 min readEA link

Our fight for the future of one billion chickens.

Molly Archer-ZeffOct 22, 2024, 1:29 PM

241 points

18 comments4 min readEA link

LASST’s Pathogen Research Amicus Brief Project

Tyler WhitmerDec 23, 2024, 4:20 PM

13 points

1 comment6 min readEA link

Introducing ‘Animal Law Focus Foundation’

Sabina Bravo🔹Nov 2, 2024, 4:16 AM

19 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

Fifteen Lawsuits against OpenAI

RemmeltMar 9, 2024, 12:22 PM

55 points

5 comments1 min readEA link

Aligning AI with Humans by Leveraging Legal Informatics

johnjnaySep 18, 2022, 7:43 AM

20 points

11 comments3 min readEA link

Slightly against aligning with neo-luddites

Matthew_BarnettDec 26, 2022, 11:27 PM

77 points

17 comments4 min readEA link

How to massively increase your donations, for free

Katie SJul 8, 2020, 3:00 AM

39 points

4 comments4 min readEA link

What if states don’t listen? A fundamental gap in x-risk reduction strategies

HTCAug 30, 2022, 4:27 AM

30 points

1 comment18 min readEA link

[Question] If I am a US business owner, can I legally donate to an unrelated charity as a business expense to avoid the 37% income tax on that amount?

Will_GroverJan 8, 2021, 4:07 PM

21 points

2 comments1 min readEA link

Survey: Legal needs in EA and longtermism

Tyrone-Jay Barugh 🔸Jul 15, 2022, 4:40 AM

9 points

2 comments1 min readEA link

(forms.office.com)

[Podcast] Suggest a question for Christoph Winter of Legal Priorities Project

Luca Righetti 🔸May 28, 2021, 10:31 AM

11 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

The Windfall Clause has a remedies problem

John Bridge 🔸May 23, 2022, 10:31 AM

40 points

0 comments17 min readEA link

Antitrust-Compliant AI Industry Self-Regulation

Cullen 🔸Jul 7, 2020, 8:52 PM

26 points

1 comment1 min readEA link

(cullenokeefe.com)

How often does One Person succeed?

Maynk02Oct 28, 2022, 7:32 PM

6 points

0 comments3 min readEA link

Non-Profit Insurance Agency

zwcoopMay 13, 2019, 9:47 AM

25 points

13 comments2 min readEA link

[Question] What are VISAs available for non-profit/charity founders in the U.S?

effectiveutilsSep 5, 2022, 10:41 AM

9 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

Interview subjects for impact litigation project (biosecurity & pandemic preparedness)

Legal Priorities ProjectMar 3, 2022, 2:20 PM

20 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

Lessons Learned Organizing an EA x Law Group

McGill EA x LawDec 24, 2022, 1:52 AM

8 points

0 comments3 min readEA link

England & Wales & Windfalls

John Bridge 🔸Jun 3, 2022, 10:26 AM

13 points

1 comment24 min readEA link

‘Artificial Intelligence Governance under Change’ (PhD dissertation)

MMMaasSep 15, 2022, 12:10 PM

54 points

1 comment2 min readEA link

(drive.google.com)

Legal Priorities Summer Institute

LeoJun 13, 2022, 11:29 AM

3 points

0 comments2 min readEA link

(www.legalpriorities.org)

Global Health Innovation Incentives, Patent Trolls, and Evergreening: Discussion of Subtopics within US Patent Policy

schethikJul 30, 2021, 5:40 AM

15 points

0 comments13 min readEA link

On the Journey Towards Action

jessefrancesJul 18, 2022, 7:01 AM

3 points

5 comments2 min readEA link

[Question] Do AI companies make their safety researchers sign a non-disparagement clause?

OferSep 5, 2022, 1:40 PM

73 points

3 comments1 min readEA link

Announcing the Legal Priorities Project Writing Competition: Improving Cost-Benefit Analysis to Account for Existential and Catastrophic Risks

MackenzieJun 7, 2022, 9:37 AM

104 points

8 comments9 min readEA link

Resources for EAs Interested in Law

McGill EA x LawDec 20, 2022, 5:36 AM

21 points

1 comment2 min readEA link

[Question] How should EAs manage their copyrights?

Eevee🔹Mar 9, 2021, 6:42 PM

15 points

5 comments2 min readEA link

[Question] EA aligned lawyers in Texas?

Solomon SiaOct 10, 2022, 8:06 AM

5 points

1 comment1 min readEA link

Deadline Extended: Announcing the Legal Priorities Summer Institute! (Apply by June 24)

MarisaMay 26, 2022, 8:00 AM

24 points

1 comment2 min readEA link

FHI Report: How Will National Security Considerations Affect Antitrust Decisions in AI? An Examination of Historical Precedents

Cullen 🔸Jul 28, 2020, 6:33 PM

13 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

(www.fhi.ox.ac.uk)

Large Language Models as Corporate Lobbyists, and Implications for Societal-AI Alignment

johnjnayJan 4, 2023, 10:22 PM

10 points

6 comments8 min readEA link

Research Resources and Questions for EAs Interested in Law

McGill EA x LawJan 10, 2023, 11:44 PM

4 points

0 comments7 min readEA link

McGill EA x Law Presents: Impact Litigation for Animal Welfare

McGill EA x LawJan 11, 2023, 12:00 AM

8 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

McGill EA x Law Presents: Existential Advocacy with Prof. John Bliss

McGill EA x LawJan 10, 2023, 11:56 PM

3 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

Part 4/4: Under-explored Abolitionist Approaches

Dhruv MakwanaJan 11, 2023, 1:51 PM

27 points

5 comments13 min readEA link

[Question] Should AI writers be prohibited in education?

Eleni_AJan 16, 2023, 10:29 PM

3 points

2 comments1 min readEA link

Post-Mortem: Effective Altruism x Law Presents: Impact Litigation for Animal Welfare

McGill EA x LawJan 31, 2023, 6:52 PM

14 points

2 comments5 min readEA link

Post-Mortem: McGill EA x Law Presents: Existential Advocacy with Prof. John Bliss

McGill EA x LawJan 31, 2023, 6:57 PM

11 points

0 comments4 min readEA link

$100,000 bounty for finding >$1M in legal and collaborative corporate donation matching opportunities

Sam AnschellMay 14, 2025, 6:59 PM

108 points

3 comments4 min readEA link

CTA: Help GWWC Charity Elections upscale by connecting us to legal counsel in new regions

Adam SteinbergFeb 13, 2023, 6:05 PM

39 points

2 comments1 min readEA link

Some initial work to evaluate the merits of an EA legal service

Tyrone-Jay Barugh 🔸Feb 15, 2023, 5:38 AM

31 points

2 comments26 min readEA link

How to ‘troll for good’: Leveraging IP for AI governance

Michael HuangFeb 26, 2023, 6:34 AM

26 points

3 comments1 min readEA link

(www.science.org)

Very Briefly: The CHIPS Act

YadavFeb 26, 2023, 1:53 PM

40 points

3 comments1 min readEA link

(www.y1d2.com)

Farming groups and veterinarians submit amicus briefs against cruelty to chickens

Sage MaxSep 11, 2024, 10:32 PM

50 points

7 comments1 min readEA link

[Question] Bill prohibiting the use of QALYs in US healthcare decisions?

gordoniMar 12, 2023, 7:27 AM

44 points

10 comments1 min readEA link

Please share with lawyers you know: Legal Impact for Chickens seeks litigator.

aleneSep 2, 2023, 3:21 PM

34 points

0 comments2 min readEA link

An argument for accelerating international AI governance research (part 1)

MattThinksAug 16, 2023, 5:40 AM

10 points

0 comments3 min readEA link

Advice column: How big a deal are work visas?

EA LifestylesJul 13, 2023, 9:23 PM

20 points

9 comments2 min readEA link

(ealifestyles.substack.com)

Highlights from LPP’s field-building efforts

Legal Priorities ProjectMar 23, 2023, 8:18 AM

78 points

0 comments13 min readEA link

Scaling and Sustaining Standards: A Case Study on the Basel Accords

C.K.Jul 16, 2023, 6:18 PM

18 points

0 comments7 min readEA link

(docs.google.com)

US Congress introduces CREATE AI Act for establishing National AI Research Resource

Daniel_EthJul 28, 2023, 11:27 PM

9 points

1 comment1 min readEA link

(eshoo.house.gov)

Compliance Monitoring as an Impactful Mechanism of AI Safety Policy

CAISIDFeb 7, 2024, 4:10 PM

6 points

3 comments9 min readEA link

LawAI’s Summer Research Fellowship – apply by February 16

LawAIFeb 7, 2024, 9:01 PM

51 points

2 comments2 min readEA link

Andre Abassi on invertebrate and insect protection legislation

Karthik PalakodetiNov 4, 2023, 8:28 PM

17 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

Student competition for drafting a treaty on moratorium of large-scale AI capabilities R&D

NayanikaApr 24, 2023, 1:15 PM

36 points

4 comments2 min readEA link

Proposals for the AI Regulatory Sandbox in Spain

Guillem BasApr 27, 2023, 10:33 AM

55 points

2 comments11 min readEA link

(riesgoscatastroficosglobales.com)

An argument for accelerating international AI governance research (part 2)

MattThinksAug 22, 2023, 10:40 PM

3 points

0 comments10 min readEA link

Legal Priorities Project – Annual Report 2022

Legal Priorities ProjectMay 2, 2023, 1:32 PM

76 points

2 comments30 min readEA link

Interview: Sarah Gold from Legal Impact for Chickens on litigating for farmed animals in the United States! (repost from Karthik Logic blog)

Karthik PalakodetiMay 9, 2023, 10:28 AM

25 points

1 comment1 min readEA link

(karthiklogic.substack.com)

KFC Supplier Sued for Cruelty

aleneMay 24, 2023, 9:37 PM

148 points

13 comments1 min readEA link

By failing to take serious AI action, the US could be in violation of its international law obligations

Cecil Abungu May 27, 2023, 4:25 AM

44 points

1 comment10 min readEA link

[Question] Looking for someone dealing with the FTX “clawbacks” etc.

Daniel HnykSep 19, 2023, 9:00 PM

18 points

6 comments1 min readEA link

The 6D effect: When companies take risks, one email can be very powerful.

stecasNov 4, 2023, 8:08 PM

40 points

1 comment1 min readEA link

[Question] Legal advice in the UAE

KaleemFeb 14, 2024, 7:20 PM

6 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

Discord space for people with FTX clawbacks/claims request

Daniel HnykFeb 16, 2024, 8:56 AM

19 points

2 comments1 min readEA link

NYT is suing OpenAI&Microsoft for alleged copyright infringement; some quick thoughts

MikhailSaminDec 28, 2023, 6:37 PM

29 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

Some underrated reasons why the AI safety community should reconsider its embrace of strict liability

Cecil Abungu Apr 8, 2024, 6:50 PM

67 points

29 comments12 min readEA link

Egregious Cruelty: Humboldt Farm Sued for Putting Salt in Cows’ Eyes, Starving Cattle

Sage MaxOct 1, 2024, 10:38 PM

86 points

4 comments1 min readEA link

DC Butcher Shop Sued for Deceptively Advertising the “Fatty Liver” as Humane

Sage MaxOct 15, 2024, 3:24 PM

23 points

0 comments2 min readEA link

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