Let’s stop blaming the hallucinations and focus on the real problem:
Lawyers who don’t do their job because they are too busy, too lazy, or too incompetent.
The lawyer who cites a hallucinated AI case and the lawyer who cites
The hype machine is working overtime on Agentic AI. Don’t fall for it.
AI chatbots merely respond to prompts. They only give you information. AI agents like Claude Cowork or Openclaw go beyond this. They are built on large language
The promise has become a mantra: AI will free lawyers from drudgery so they can focus on higher-value work. Thomas Martin, writing for the Thomson Reuters Institute, points to research from UC-Berkeley that complicates that story considerably. The study
Over the past several years, platforms such as Substack have become increasingly attractive to writers seeking to establish themselves as an independent voice. The appeal is obvious. They are easy to use and can turn a writer into a publisher
Message for My Liberal Friends:
Fact-checking? Good.Name-calling? Strategic malpractice.
The Facebook post graphic reproduced below illustrates both name-calling and effective fact-checking. If your goal is to change minds, contempt is self-sabotage.
Calling people “stupid” because they disagree with you may
Trump is backing down—or appears to be. What’s the best response?
Recent history suggests that the retreat is tactical, not transformational.
Authoritarian movements rarely end because of a single reversal. They end because sustained, strategic pressure makes continuation impossible.
Recent
Many legal professionals have created blog-type content on platforms like Substack in recent years. Changes in Substack’s corporate ownership and related fears of what Cory Doctorow calls “enshittifcation” are motivating many to seek alternatives. In my view, independently
Larger monitors can be a giant productivity booster. Document review becomes dramatically more efficient when you can display full contract pages side by side without scrolling or zooming. Redlining becomes less tedious when the original and marked versions sit comfortably
The idea that buying some new piece of hardware or software will make our lives easier is tempting. It’s usually a bad idea.Many professionals operate their core software—be it a word processor, spreadsheet, or project management platform—at only a fraction
Monogamy is not a requirement—or even a good idea—when it comes to AI. Multiple AI perspectives help with high-stakes questions, unsettled law, or anything involving tax regulations (which remain confusing even to the IRS). When two models agree, you gain
