In this article, we introduce a novel type of spatio-temporal sequential patterns called Constricted Spatio-Temporal Sequential (CSTS) patterns and thoroughly analyze their properties. We demonstrate that the set of CSTS patterns is a concise representation of all spatio-temporal sequential patterns that can be discovered in a given dataset. To measure significance of the discovered CSTS patterns we adapt the participation index measure. We also provide CSTS-Miner: an algorithm that discovers all participation index strong CSTS patterns in event data. We experimentally evaluate the proposed algorithms using two crime-related datasets: Pittsburgh Police Incident Blotter Dataset and Boston Crime Incident Reports Dataset. In the experiments, the CSTS-Miner algorithm is compared with the other four state-of-the-art algorithms: STS-Miner, CSTPM, STBFM and CST-SPMiner. As the results of experiments suggest, the proposed algorithm discovers much fewer patterns than the other selected algorithms. Finally, we provide the examples of interesting crime-related patterns discovered by the proposed CSTS-Miner algorithm.

Legal documents are unstructured, use legal jargon, and have considerable length, making it difficult to process automatically via conventional text processing techniques. A legal document processing system would benefit substantially if the documents could be semantically segmented into coherent units of information. This paper proposes a Rhetorical Roles (RR) system for segmenting a legal document into semantically coherent units: facts, arguments, statute, issue, precedent, ruling, and ratio. With the help of legal experts, we propose a set of 13 fine-grained rhetorical role labels and create a new corpus of legal documents annotated with the proposed RR. We develop a system for segmenting a document into rhetorical role units. In particular, we develop a multitask learning-based deep learning model with document rhetorical role label shift as an auxiliary task for segmenting a legal document. We experiment extensively with various deep learning models for predicting rhetorical roles in a document, and the proposed model shows superior performance over the existing models. Further, we apply RR for predicting the judgment of legal cases and show that the use of RR enhances the prediction compared to the transformer-based models.

In this file photo, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers a speech about AI and gaming. In this file photo, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers a speech about AI and gaming. The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday sued to block a $40 billion deal in which the Silicon Valley chip maker Nvidia sought to buy British chip designer Arm. Officials with the FTC say the deal, which would be the largest semiconductor-chip merger in history, would give Nvidia too much power, hurt competition and raise prices for consumers. "Tomorrow's technologies depend on preserving today's competitive, cutting-edge chip markets," said Holly Vedova, who leads the FTC's competition bureau.

The US 2nd Amendment right to keep and bear arms was added to the Constitution in 1791. In the two centuries since, firearm technology has changed significantly. In 1791, for example, US citizens were given the right to carry a single-shot firearm or sword in public. Because, well, that's all there was. In 2021, however, there exists a vast array of weaponry ranging from easily-concealed handguns to assault rifles capable of firing hundreds of rounds per minute with uncanny accuracy.

The US has rejected calls for a binding agreement regulating or banning the use of "killer robots", instead proposing a "code of conduct" at the United Nations. Speaking at a meeting in Geneva focused on finding common ground on the use of such so-called lethal autonomous weapons, a US official balked at the idea of regulating their use through a "legally-binding instrument". The meeting saw government experts preparing for high-level talks at a review conference on the Convention of Certain Conventional Weapons from 13 to 17 December. "In our view, the best way to make progress ... would be through the development of a non-binding code of conduct," US official Josh Dorosin told the meeting. The United Nations has been hosting diplomatic talks in Geneva since 2017 aimed at reaching an agreement on how to address the use of killer robots.

Bill Henderson once advised me not to use the term "industrialization" to describe changes in the legal profession to attorneys. It offends us, and we disengage. But I titled this field note "industrial evolution" because we must embrace industrialization as a necessary and valuable part of our transformation that will elevate the value of our profession in a digital age. This post is part of a series that reflects my legal industry learning journey, building upon my career journey (080), professional evolution (143), focus on knowledge work (159), and future practice design theory (210). This installment examines the changes happening now that require us to evolve to serve a civilization experiencing exponential change powered by the fourth industrial revolution, and how we might get there faster, together. See Erik Brynjolfsson & Andrew McAfee, The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies (2016) (cognitive automation will produce creative destruction). This post was drafted proximal to the College of Law Practice Management's 2021 Futures Conference, which offered expert commentary on the information work industrialization megatrend and strongly influenced the thesis presented here: that we are experiencing accelerating change as a secular trend. As discussed below, my tentative solution is, in part, to invert the law's traditional pyramid structure. None of this is likely to make much sense, however, without first describing the set of challenges before us.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is launching an initiative to ensure that artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging tools used in hiring and other employment decisions comply with federal civil rights laws that the agency enforces, EEOC Chair Charlotte A. Burrows announced today at a Genius Machines 2021 event. "Artificial intelligence and algorithmic decision-making tools have great potential to improve our lives, including in the area of employment," Burrows said. "At the same time, the EEOC is keenly aware that these tools may mask and perpetuate bias or create new discriminatory barriers to jobs. We must work to ensure that these new technologies do not become a high-tech pathway to discrimination." The initiative will examine more closely how technology is fundamentally changing the way employment decisions are made.

The UK government has launched a new consultation on IP rights and AI, which remains open until 7 January 2022. The consultation is part of a wider policy push into the AI sphere, as already highlighted in the UK government's National Artificial Intelligence Strategy and in its "Call for Views" on AI and IP earlier in 2021. The UK government is acknowledging and responding to such calls and focusing on the following three main areas for these purposes. The consultation now queries whether they should be protected at all or whether a new right of reduced scope and duration should be introduced. The consultation questions whether the TDM licensing environment should be improved or extended (to cover commercial research and databases) or whether a TDM exception (with or without rights holder opt-out) should be adopted.

'Gutfeld!' panel reacts to CNN's suspension of Chris Cuomo after texts reveal the lengths he went to aid his brother Andrew Cuomo amid sex scandal This is a rush transcript from "Gutfeld!," This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. So, all is not well at CNN. Yes, there is more friction in the fake news factory than there is between Stelter's thighs, while wearing his favorite pair of Lulu lemons. I speak of the network home of hysterics hall monitors in one anchor who would make a great well anchor. As you know, Chris Cuomo is in more hot water than a package of ramen noodles. He just got suspended indefinitely. According to the New York Attorney General's Office, Chris was far more involved in his brother's damage control efforts than previously admitted. Fake news, CNN is totally fake. Now, as you know, Andrew Cuomo, the ex- governor was accused of sexual harassment multiple times. The guy touched more women than Pete Davidson at a wrap party. Chris admitted to helping his brother out in fighting the accusations, and who wouldn't help his brother really. But new documents reveal he was in regular touch with his bros' former top aide and his accusations piled up, Chris demanded knowing when damaging articles would come out, promising he'd uses media connections to help his sleazy sibling. So, this is turning into the best lifetime movie I've ever seen. And I've seen them all, including the 12 men of Christmas. Now, previously, Chris said he never made calls to the press about his brother. And why shouldn't we believe him? He's been so honest before. A little sweaty, just worked out happens. This is where I've been dreaming of. Now, to pull that off, you need a blind spot the size of Wendy Williams's feet. TYRUS, FOX NEWS CHANNEL CONTRIBUTOR (voice-over): Nice, that was good. TYRUS: That was -- GUTFELD: But it seems like Chris was indeed gathering Intel, including dirt on one accuser.

PARIS, France, December 1, 2021 (ENS) – The first global agreement on the ethics of artificial intelligence, AI, was adopted Thursday by 193 countries. All the member states of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, adopted the historic agreement that defines the common values and principles needed to ensure the healthy development of AI. "The world needs rules for artificial intelligence to benefit humanity," said UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay. "The Recommendation on the ethics of AI is a major answer. It sets the first global normative framework while giving states the responsibility to apply it at their level. UNESCO will support its 193 member states in its implementation and ask them to report regularly on their progress and practices."