Clarkson files suit against University of Michigan for enabling pervasive image-based sexual violence against female athletes.
Clarkson files suit against University of Michigan for enabling pervasive image-based sexual violence against female athletes.
The state Supreme Court considered Tuesday whether an arbitration agreement is unenforceable if it is impossible for a prospective employee to read — even if its contents are fair.
Fuentes appealed the split ruling and her attorney, Glenn Danas of the Clarkson Law Firm, told the justices Tuesday that the appellate court erred, and his client never knew she was agreeing to arbitration because she couldn’t read the form contract, which dealerships across the state use, and which had been copied so many times the words were blurry.
An alum of Google, Facebook and Twitter, Edwin Chen built his data labeling company, Surge, in the background ofthe AI revolution. Now the youngest member ofthe Forbes 400 is ready to step out ofthe shadows and make his voice heard.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a significant victory for workers’ rights in Renteria-Hinojosa v. Sunsweet Growers, Inc.
Rose Scott of Closer Look speaks to Glenn Danas about Clarkson’s lawsuits against Cigna, Human, and UnitedHealthcare over their alleged use of AI to deny health insurance claims.
The machine magic of AI relies on one of the oldest technologies of all: human labor. This week we look at Scale AI, one of the companies behind the booming data annotation industry.
As their heads were measured and fitted for custom-made felt cowboy hats, the 100 or so guests assembled in Utah’s scenic Wasatch Mountains in November 2023 had ample reason to feel special. The group of AI executives, venture capitalists, government officials, and policy folks, had been handpicked to attend a secretive three-day retreat focused on the national security implications of artificial intelligence.
Today, Clarkson Law Firm, the prominent California-based public interest firm, filed a class action lawsuit against Surge AI in the Superior Court of California for the County of San Francisco.
The complaint says that Surge AI misclassifies its contract workers and fails to pay them for training, citing “millions” in unpaid wages.
As AI models get more complex, so do the tasks carried out by humans to train them. It’s given $14 billion Scale AI a new focus on U.S.-based labor.