
On Technology, Innovation and Law
Technology is about embracing change. In today’s new media environment, creativity and artistic expression is infused with innovation. We are living in a momentous period in world history. A period where art, music, film, gaming, fashion, photography, publishing, and journalism all harken back to that great industrial age. We are witnesses to the digital revolution.
Technology, innovation and design shows such tremendous promise. Advances in medical science continues to make significant contributions around the world. However, disruption and innovation is not without risk.
I hope to highlight technology’s promise, but there’s a complicated side to technological innovation. The discussion includes the ethical use of artificial intelligence and advanced technologies. It’s a story at the intersection of new technology and the law leading us to difficult conversations involving racism, profiling, discrimination, and bias.
At a time when the prevailing view is that we are well past such evils, we may have to exercise some caution. This is where I hope to join the conversation.
I hope you will join me on this journey.
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Sally A. Vazquez Castellanos, Esq.
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The AI Model: When Using Real People Becomes the Joke
Read more: The AI Model: When Using Real People Becomes the JokeBy Sally A. Castellanos | Perspectives: Innovation, Technology, and the Law Published August 5, 2025 at 12:21 pm PST. Revised at 8:32 pm EST. As I often do when something troubles me these days, I open a dialogue with ChatGPT… I asked: What kind of cruelty conceives of an AI model—then uses a real human…
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Robots, Soccer, Displaced Workers, and the Human Cost of Innovation
Read more: Robots, Soccer, Displaced Workers, and the Human Cost of InnovationBy Sally A. Castellanos | Perspectives: Innovation, Technology, and the Law Published on August 5, 2025 at 3:46 am PST. Updated at 4:03 am. I asked ChatGPT a question about automation, robotics, and the future of work—and here is the article that developed from that discussion. The 2025 World Robot Contest Championship in China—covered recently…
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Training the AI model and the Cruelty of Encephalitis: When the Mind is Under Siege
Read more: Training the AI model and the Cruelty of Encephalitis: When the Mind is Under SiegeBy Sally Ann Vazquez-Castellanos, Esq. Published on July 31, 2020. This is for YOU Mom. And, so is Ann. I published her last night. Just remember that YOU are loved. 😘 I asked ChatGPT a question about traumatic brain injuries that cannot be easily detected and the resulting harm. Here’s the article I developed during…
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Borked, Doxxed, and Digitally Exposed: From VHS Tapes to Algorithmic Harms
Read more: Borked, Doxxed, and Digitally Exposed: From VHS Tapes to Algorithmic HarmsThis morning’s discussion with ChatGPT. How privacy law, political takedowns, and digital manipulation converge in the age of algorithmic exposure. Introduction: What It Means to Be Borked The term “Borked” entered the American vocabulary after Judge Robert Bork’s failed 1987 Supreme Court nomination—derailed not just by ideology, but by public attacks, media manipulation, and, notably,…
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Psychological Warfare and Neurological Harm in the Modern Information Environment
Read more: Psychological Warfare and Neurological Harm in the Modern Information EnvironmentBy Sally Vazquez-Castellanos, Esq. Published on July 29, 2025. I asked ChatGPT a question about traumatic brain injuries that cannot be detected and the resulting harm. Here’s the article I developed during my discussion. In the 2014 dystopian film Divergent, society organizes citizens based on dominant psychological traits, enforcing conformity through identity categorization. While fiction,…
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PERSPECTIVES: Technology-Facilitated Abuse, Hidden Surveillance, and the Fight for Mental Privacy
Read more: PERSPECTIVES: Technology-Facilitated Abuse, Hidden Surveillance, and the Fight for Mental PrivacyBy Sally Ann Vazquez-Castellanos, Esq. Perspectives: Technology, Global Privacy, and Data Protection Published on July 14, 2025. Revised on July 15, 2025 at 6:15 pm. What if the walls could hear or speak? Got an RF detector? How’s that vanity? How’s that closet working for you? Noise or environmental interference on your cellphone? I’ve read…
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PERSPECTIVES: Mental Privacy, Due Process, and the Rights of the Mind in the Age of Neurotechnology
Read more: PERSPECTIVES: Mental Privacy, Due Process, and the Rights of the Mind in the Age of NeurotechnologyBy Sally Ann Vazquez-Castellanos, Esq. Perspectives: Technology, Global Privacy, and Data Protection In today’s algorithmic landscape, the line between personalized content and psychological manipulation is increasingly difficult to distinguish. What happens when a seemingly coincidental Netflix recommendation—like Inventing Anna—appears immediately after reading about the maltreatment of a female detainee named Ana? Is it mere coincidence?…
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Beyond Streaming: “The Matrix” and Immersive Entertainment
Read more: Beyond Streaming: “The Matrix” and Immersive EntertainmentBy Sally Vazquez‑Castellanos, Attorney and Shareholder, Castellanos & Associates, APLC. Published on July 5, 2025. Just last week, I attended an immersive screening of The Matrix at Hollywood Park. It was unlike any traditional theater experience. The lighting, sound design, and spatial environment was choreographed in real time to reflect the film’s pace and energy. This wasn’t…
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Generative AI and Intellectual Property in California Divorce
Read more: Generative AI and Intellectual Property in California DivorceBy Sally Vazquez-Castellanos, Shareholder & Attorney at Castellanos & Associates, APLC, DTLA – Los Angeles, California. Published on June 14, 2025. As generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Midjourney, and other content creation platforms become embedded in how people write, design, and produce media, new legal questions are emerging—especially in divorce. When spouses create digital or…
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Who Owns the Screenplay? Dividing Intellectual Property in a California Divorce
Read more: Who Owns the Screenplay? Dividing Intellectual Property in a California DivorceBy Sally Vazquez-Castellanos, Shareholder & Attorney at Castellanos & Associates, APLC, located in DTLA – Los Angeles, California. As California’s economy continues to evolve around creative industries, intellectual property (IP) is becoming one of the most valuable—and most complex—assets addressed in divorce. Whether it’s a screenplay, software code, trademark, mobile app, or a monetized social…
