Yves Faguy

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NEW on #Capitalisnt: Sir Niall Ferguson (@nfergus @HooverInst) joins @bethanymac12 and @zingales to discuss why the global population is collapsing and what it means for the future of civilization. Listen: capitalisnt.com/episodes/the-f…

Nobel prize in economics awarded to three economists for research into how poor institutions affect countries’ success /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/world/article-…

Fundamental changes to the Competition Act have expanded opportunities for private litigation in Canada. Alan Freeman dives in ahead of the CBA's Fall Competition Law Conference in Ottawa this week. nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articles…

Steve Levitt appointed CEO of Canadian Bar Association canadianlawyermag.com/news/general/s…

For the evening crowd, my latest from @CBAnatmag: No absolute immunity for unconstitutional laws #SCC #cdnlaw #cdnpoli nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articles…

CBA urges delay in capital gains tax increase as government introduces legislation law360.ca/ca/business/ar…

As cases get tossed due to backlogs and delays, lawyer says accessible data is needed to drive improvements. nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articles…

Amid concerns about disinformation, Chief Justice Richard Wagner says elected leaders should read Supreme Court decisions before speaking about them. @journo_dale has the story. nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articles…

During a fireside chat at the @CBA_News Immigration Conference last night in Montreal, former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour said countries can't manage their borders without talking to their neighbours. @_HollyLake has the story. nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articles…

“Even if we get very good at detecting AI fakes very quickly, it’s going to get challenging again just as quickly. The problem is that our detection technology is learning at more or less the same pace as the technology we use to create deepfakes." nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articles…

Law professor who challenged Section 12 of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act says regular legislation’s ability to restrict an inherent privilege sets ‘disturbing’ precedent nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articles…

The Supreme Court of Canada has ordered a retrial for a man not informed of his right to a French language trial nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articles…

The Court has allowed the appeal in R. v. Tayo Tompouba. It ordered a new trial in French for an accused person who was not informed of his right to be tried in the official language of his choice: scc-csc.ca/case-dossier/c…. #criminallaw #cdnlaw

Does competition law and Canada’s foreign investment review enable or hinder innovation? nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articles…

AI in the courtrooom: @AbdiAidid "The hard truth is that even if we get very good at detecting AI fakes very quickly, it’s going to get challenging again just as quickly" nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articles…

Co-Intelligence, my book on AI, is out today! Here is an interview with Ezra Klein about it: nytimes.com/2024/04/02/opi… And as some people didn’t get a chance to pre-order, anyone who buys the book *by Friday* can still get the companion GPTs by going here: moreusefulthings.com/book

(1/3) ICYMI: Revisit this ep. of @CBAnatmag Modern Law w/@profbenperrin! His book, Indictment: The Criminal Justice system on Trial, is a finalist for the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. It takes a trauma-informed approach to examine our criminal justice system.

There are real harms that occur on TikTok, like any other. But I’m not convinced a ban is the right approach. My post argues the answer lies in broadly applicable regulations: better privacy, competition, platform responsibility, and disinformation rules. x.com/mgeist/status/…

Drones, the Air Littoral, and the Looming Irrelevance of the U.S. Air Force @WarOnTheRocks warontherocks.com/2024/03/drones…