Dating apps are now a central part of many people’s lives. Yet many users perhaps overlook that use of this kind of app usually comes with an arbitration agreement. Almost all major dating apps—including Bumble, eHarmony, Grindr, Hinge, Match, OkCupid, Plenty of Fish, and Tinder— incorporate broad arbitration clauses in their terms of service (“TOS”)….

In our data-centric economy, disputes related to the safeguarding, access and use of data are on the rise. That Microsoft has ‘stashed’ almost half a billion dollars in anticipation of a potential regulatory fine for allegations of dodgy data processing practices at its unit, LinkedIn, indicates that with big data comes bigger disputes. These disputes…

The prospect of integrating generative artificial intelligence (AI) into the adjudicatory decision-making process is not as distant as one might think. In February 2023, it was reported that a Colombian judge used ChatGPT in deciding a health insurance dispute. The judge asked both decisional and research questions and integrated those responses into his judgment. Another example comes…