
Richard W. Stevens is a lawyer, author, and a Fellow of Discovery Institute's Walter Bradley Center on Natural and Artificial Intelligence. He has written extensively on how code and software systems evidence intelligent design in biological systems. He holds a J.D. with high honors from the University of San Diego Law School and a computer science degree from UC San Diego. Richard has practiced civil and administrative law litigation in California and Washington D.C., taught legal research and writing at George Washington University and George Mason University law schools, and now specializes in writing dispositive motion and appellate briefs. He has authored or co-authored four books, and has written numerous articles and spoken on subjects including legal writing, economics, the Bill of Rights and Christian apologetics. His fifth book, Investigation Defense, is forthcoming.
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How a Toddler in a Toy Store Refutes Materialism
This everyday observation yields insight into a fundamental truth
Postmodernism’s Steady Deconstruction of Reality
How can we find truth when nothing is reliable?
Making Sense of the Warhol v. Goldsmith Supreme Court Case
Lawyer Richard W. Stevens sheds light on a recent groundbreaking court case that has implications for generative AI and copyright issues
AI Libel and Responsibility

AI and Intellectual Property

Lawyer Hammered for Using ChatGPT
Court record system proceeded to block access to sloppy lawyering and AI catastrophe
Let’s Apply Existing Laws to Regulate AI
No revolutionary laws needed to fight harmful bots
Panic Propaganda Pushes Surrender to AI-Enhanced Power
The hype over AI's significance makes us more vulnerable to it
20 Ways AI Enables Criminals
If you cannot believe your eyes and ears, then how can you protect yourself and your family from crime?
Can Professor Turley Sue ChatGPT for Libel?
The world wide web of reputation destruction is here
AI in the Courtroom: How to Program a Hot Mess
Could AI make competent judicial choices in the court?
Love Thy Robot as Thyself
Academics worry about AI feelings, call for AI rights
ChatGPT: Beware the Self-Serving AI Editor
The chatbot "edits" by reworking your article to achieve its own goals, not necessarily yours
Utopia’s Brainiac? ChatGPT Gives Biased Views, Not Neutral Truth
Look at what happens when you try to get ChatGPT to offer unbiased responses about political figures
You’ve Got a Robot Lawyer in Your Pocket (Really?)
The DoNotPay AI lawyer program might be useful for fighting parking tickets but it is unsuited to serious litigation where much more complex issues are at stake
Defining the Role of AI in Patents

Can AI Be Issued Patents?

Patents and the Creativity Requirement
