There is a lot of misunderstanding and misinformation currently circulating regarding AI and its application in legal frameworks.

In this episode of Strictly Legal, host Amy ter Haar tries to make sense of the thorny ethical and legal issues of AI with two powerful forces in the Toronto artificial intelligence community: Kathryn Hume (@HumeKathryn) & Carole Piovesan (@CJPiovesan).

What are the distinctions between artificial intelligence, machine learning and cognitive computing? And just how far are we from unsupervised machine learning in law and business?

Over the last few weeks, reports of sexual assault have leapt – and these claims are not just bound to Hollywood’s elite. More and more victims are coming forward and sharing their stories via #MeToo.

In this episode Gillian Hnatiw (Partner, Lerners LLP) joins OsgoodePD's Heather Gore Liddell to discuss the Canadian legal landscape in sexual assault and harassment, including emerging trends and cases.

This week's guest:

- Gillian Hnatiw, Learners LLP (twitter.com/gillianhnatiw)

We are in the middle of Blockchain Mania.

In the midst of the craze for Bitcoin and Ethereum, the power of the ‘blockchain’ tech behind these currencies is real. So just how is this revolutionary technology transforming IP law?

This week's guest:

- Paul Horbal, Bereskin & Parr(https://twitter.com/horbal)

Strictly Legal - Episode 1: Initial Coin Offerings

China has banned Intial Coin Offerings (ICOs), meanwhile, Canada’s regulators are giving them a big break while outlining their views on the application of securities law to cryptocurrencies. And since the US Securities and Exchange Commission‘s ruled that ICO tokens may be classified as securities, we’ve seen an escalation of regulatory announcements on ICOs.

So, what exactly are ICOs?

This week's guests:

- Lee Schneider, McDermott Will and Emery (formerly at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP)

- Erik Syvertsen, General Counsel, AngelList

Articles:

- "Why Big Business is Racing to Build Blockchains", Fortune (fortune.com/2017/08/22/bitcoin-…ain-cryptocurrency/)

- "Initial Coin Offering means investor caution obligatory", The Economist (www.economist.com/news/business-an…-stands-investor)