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Next steps in AI and digital manipulation: Fake evidence
Yep. The era of fake case evidence is (or may be) upon us. The elder legal generation may consider this a good time to think about retirement. The rest of the profession is going to have to start dealing with this.
Faking evidence probably has happened in cases here and there. But it was hard to do, a fact that is called the &ld ... (full story)
ChatGPT said a guy killed his children, sparking a GDPR privacy complaint
Nice to see ChatGPT hallucinating its way across Europe.
ChatGPT in Europe comes with a teeny, tiny disclaimer stating that it can sometimes be wrong.
That may not be good enough if the chatbot comes up with a search result that says a Norwegian man killed his children.
Inputting the man’s name into ChatGPT got a ... (full story)
Former Eaton developer convicted for “kill switch” code activated upon his termination
A former Eaton Corp. dev was found guilty in a Cleveland federal court of messing with a protected Eaton computer by creating a “kill switch” that was automatically activated when he was let go by the company.
Normally, it isn’t a federal offense to damage some company’s computer system. However, under 1 ... (full story)
Benchmarking legal AI: Better than an actual lawyer?
Several legal GenAI platforms took part in a benchmarking exercise recently, the first such high level exercise since "Hallucination-Free?
Assessing the Reliability of Leading AI Legal Research Tools" run by Stanford HAI in May 2024.
This new, 2025-fresh benchmarking came from Vals AI Legal Report. Vals AI (https ... (full story)
ABA Techshow: Startup Alley 2025
Every year the ABA Techshow features 15 legal tech startups who participate in the convention’s Startup Alley.
Startup Alley gives lawyers the opportunity to see what new tech is coming down the pike, and also, maybe, gives people the opportunity to invest in upcoming legal tech companies.
Sort of like Shark Tank for ... (full story)