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I'm a lawyer that works in tech. Anybody got questions for me? I fine these primers almost always focus too much on technicalities and don't make the takeaways

I'm a lawyer that works in tech. Anybody got questions for me? I fine these primers almost always focus too much on technicalities and don't make the takeaways sufficiently obvious.

godelski 3y ago
Why not write a blog then to fill in that gap?
- johndhi 3y ago
  Been thinking about it, but our industry is a service industry and we prefer to get paid to offer our expertise. If I go out on my own and find myself lacking clients, I might.
  - godelski 3y ago
    I hear you, but at the same time, you're addressing a community where we do a lot of free work. The world wouldn't run without the open source unpaid software that we build. I can't critique you for this choice, as it is quite reasonable. But I can say that such publication can help others (potentially a reward in itself) and can help drive customers to you, who recognize that more nuance is necessary than what can ever be expressed in a blog aimed at non-experts.
    - bubba12321 3y ago
      This book may already exist: https://www.amazon.com/Legal-Singularity-Artificial-Intelligence-Radically/dp/B0C7DT6627 https://www.amazon.com/Legal-Singularity-Artificial-Intellig...
    - johndhi 3y ago
      Fair enough. Thanks. But... When I offer to do this here no one takes me up on it! So maybe the world doesn't need my blog.
      - godelski 3y ago
        Maybe it is the phrasing. I think it might help if you followed a format like Lawyer in tech here. I find these types of articles often disappointing because the focus on technicalities rather than the real takeaways. For example, the article points out <x> but the take away is <y> <insert explanation> <repeat 0-2 more times>. If anyone has additional questions I'd be happy to answer I think this would generate more engagement. Personally, I have so little knowledge in this space I don't even know what a good question to ask is. I suspect that this is quite common but that it's unlikely to be admitted. You know how us CS people are, we spend a weekend hacking on something and declare domain expertise lol.
        johndhi 3y ago
        Great point. Thank you.

I'm a lawyer that works in tech. Anybody got questions for me? I fine these primers almost always focus too much on technicalities and don't make the takeaways sufficiently obvious.

godelski 3y ago

Why not write a blog then to fill in that gap?

johndhi 3y ago
Been thinking about it, but our industry is a service industry and we prefer to get paid to offer our expertise. If I go out on my own and find myself lacking clients, I might.
- godelski 3y ago
  I hear you, but at the same time, you're addressing a community where we do a lot of free work. The world wouldn't run without the open source unpaid software that we build. I can't critique you for this choice, as it is quite reasonable. But I can say that such publication can help others (potentially a reward in itself) and can help drive customers to you, who recognize that more nuance is necessary than what can ever be expressed in a blog aimed at non-experts.
  - bubba12321 3y ago
    This book may already exist: https://www.amazon.com/Legal-Singularity-Artificial-Intelligence-Radically/dp/B0C7DT6627 https://www.amazon.com/Legal-Singularity-Artificial-Intellig...
  - johndhi 3y ago
    Fair enough. Thanks. But... When I offer to do this here no one takes me up on it! So maybe the world doesn't need my blog.
    - godelski 3y ago
      Maybe it is the phrasing. I think it might help if you followed a format like Lawyer in tech here. I find these types of articles often disappointing because the focus on technicalities rather than the real takeaways. For example, the article points out <x> but the take away is <y> <insert explanation> <repeat 0-2 more times>. If anyone has additional questions I'd be happy to answer I think this would generate more engagement. Personally, I have so little knowledge in this space I don't even know what a good question to ask is. I suspect that this is quite common but that it's unlikely to be admitted. You know how us CS people are, we spend a weekend hacking on something and declare domain expertise lol.
      - johndhi 3y ago
        Great point. Thank you.