in the press
selected news articles, interviews, and broadcast segments that feature my work or quote me. each entry links to the original source.
- interview ABC Radio National
Americans don't agree on much these days, but are united in their opposition to data centres
Radio National Hour segment on the US data centre backlash features Bommarito as its guest — president of the ALEA Institute and author of Why Communities Fight Data Centers.
covers: This Is Server Country
- article The Guardian
US residents angry at datacenters 'being shoved down our throats' are recalling officials
by Eric Berger
“The company usually goes public only after the decisive votes have been taken,” said Michael Bommarito, an entrepreneur and the author of How to Fight a Data Center.
Coverage of local recall elections over data center approvals quotes Bommarito and draws on his research, which the Guardian independently confirmed.
covers: How to Fight a Data Center
- article The New York Times
Data Centers: The Issue Uniting Liberals and Conservatives
Reporting on the strikingly bipartisan backlash against AI data centers cites Bommarito, "a Michigan-based former tech worker who published an activist handbook."
covers: How to Fight a Data Center
- article WKAR Public Media
Michigan data centers could require power equal to six nuclear plants
by Victoria Witke
“Bommarito crunched the numbers and found it would take about six Palisades to power DTE's 4.4 gigawatt data center pipeline.”
Reporting on Michigan's data-center power demand draws on Bommarito's independent analysis as founder of the ALEA Institute.
covers: This Is Server Country
- article Brooklyn Daily Eagle
GPT-4 AI model successfully passes Bar Exam
by Robert Abruzzese
Reports that legal scholars Daniel Martin Katz and Michael Bommarito partnered with Casetext on the GPT-4 bar-exam results.
covers: GPT-4 Passes the Bar Exam
- article ABA Journal
Latest version of ChatGPT aces bar exam with score nearing 90th percentile
by Debra Cassens Weiss
Coverage of the GPT-4 bar exam results names Bommarito and co-author Daniel Martin Katz as the research team behind the study.
covers: GPT-4 Passes the Bar Exam
- article Above the Law
New GPT-4 Passes All Sections Of The Uniform Bar Exam. Maybe This Will Finally Kill The Bar Exam.
by Joe Patrice
Names Bommarito and Daniel Martin Katz as the research team behind the original GPT bar-exam study.
covers: GPT-4 Passes the Bar Exam
- article ABA Journal
AI program earned passing bar exam scores on evidence and torts; can it work in court?
by Debra Cassens Weiss
Coverage of the original GPT-3.5 bar-exam study names Bommarito and co-author Daniel Martin Katz.
covers: GPT Takes the Bar Exam
- article The Decoder
GPT-4 could pass Bar Exam, AI researchers say
by Maximilian Schreiner
Coverage of the Bommarito & Katz study finding a large language model would likely pass the multistate bar exam.
covers: GPT Takes the Bar Exam
- article Science (AAAS)
Artificial intelligence prevails at predicting Supreme Court decisions
by Matthew Hutson
Bommarito, a study co-author, is quoted explaining the model with the example of National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius.
covers: Predicting the U.S. Supreme Court (PLOS ONE, 2017)
- article FindLaw
Supreme Court Decisions Change the Market by Billions of Dollars
by Casey C. Sullivan
Coverage of the 'Law on the Market?' study names Bommarito alongside co-authors Daniel Katz, Tyler Soellinger, and James Chen.
covers: Law on the Market? Abnormal Stock Returns and Supreme Court Decision-Making
- article Legal Current (Thomson Reuters)
EXCLUSIVE: An Interview with {Marshall}+, the first computer algorithm for predicting Supreme Court cases
A profile of the {Marshall}+ prediction algorithm credits its three creators: Daniel Martin Katz, Mike Bommarito, and Josh Blackman.
covers: Predicting the U.S. Supreme Court ({Marshall}+)
- article FiveThirtyEight
Why The Best Supreme Court Predictor In The World Is Some Random Guy In Queens
by Oliver Roeder
Feature on Supreme Court forecasting names Bommarito and Daniel Martin Katz as builders of the {Marshall}+ prediction model.
covers: Predicting the U.S. Supreme Court ({Marshall}+)
- article Vox
This computer program can predict 7 out of 10 Supreme Court decisions
by Dylan Matthews
Names Katz, Bommarito, and Blackman as builders of the model that predicts Supreme Court decisions with roughly 70% accuracy.
covers: Predicting the U.S. Supreme Court ({Marshall}+)
- article ABA Journal
Law prof claims computer model predicts SCOTUS decisions with 70% accuracy
by Debra Cassens Weiss
Names Bommarito, of Bommarito Consulting, and Daniel Martin Katz as collaborators on the Supreme Court prediction model.
covers: Predicting the U.S. Supreme Court ({Marshall}+)
- article WIRED
Measuring the Complexity of the Law
by Samuel Arbesman
A WIRED science column on quantifying legal complexity draws on Bommarito and Daniel Martin Katz's work measuring the structure of the United States Code.
covers: Measuring the complexity of the United States Code
- article The New York Times
HR 3962 and the Serpent of Pulp
by John Schwartz
The Prescriptions blog covers a visualization by Bommarito and Daniel Martin Katz depicting the structure and complexity of H.R. 3962, the House health-care reform bill.
covers: Computational legal studies / legislative complexity