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The last Lawyer Ex Machina of the spring semester is out: California State Bar considers specific rules to require lawyers to verify cites to eliminate AI fabrications in court filings; PA is suing Character.AI for providing AI chatbots that claim to be licensed therapists; SBF strikes out in getting a new trial; a major learning management system for colleges & unis was hacked; and more #lawfedi #lawlibrarians #legaltech https://buttondown.com/LawyerExMachina/archive/finals-season-spring-2026/

The latest Lawyer Ex Machina is out: GenAI scams against musicians; LegalQuants test Claude for Word; more fabrication follies; MD bans dynamic pricing in grocery stores; Polymarket insider trading; and more #lawfedi #lawlibrarians #legaltech https://buttondown.com/LawyerExMachina/archive/voice-cloning-dynamic-pricing/

The latest issue of Lawyer Ex Machina is out: a witness in UK court appeared to be actively coached during testimony using phone and smart glasses; increasing numbers of teens are using (and being exploited by) nudification apps; an effort to 'tokenize' real estate ownership using cryptocurrency has led to vacant and unsafe housing in Detroit; and more #lawfedi #lawlibrarians #legaltech https://buttondown.com/LawyerExMachina/archive/happy-spring-break/

The latest Lawyer Ex Machina is out: A researcher makes a fake disease go viral via faux science papers & AI chatbots; a CA attorney gets 30 days of suspension & a year's probation from the state bar over fabrications in court filings; & a NY State Senator has introduced a bill requiring criminal background checks on people buying 3D printers capable of fabricating firearms; and more #lawfedi #lawlibrarians #legaltech https://buttondown.com/LawyerExMachina/archive/a-perilous-shortcut/

The latest Lawyer Ex Machina is out and this week's newsletter is bursting at the seams: the lawsuit against Grammarly for co-opting writers' names for its AI review, Binance suing the WSJ, a federal prosecutor interrogated by a judge over AI fabrications in his filings, the Meta-Ray Bans glasses privacy fallout and resulting suit, a study on sycophancy in AI and so much more #lawfedi #lawlibrarians #legaltech https://buttondown.com/LawyerExMachina/archive/full-to-bursting/

The latest Lawyer Ex Machina is out: release of the Claude Cowork Legal plug-in freaks out the stock market; Bitcoin continued dropping in value; after a trial court in WA State found license plate images captured by Flock cameras to be public records, police in Walla Walla end their use of ALPRs; and more #lawfedi #lawlibrarians #legaltech https://buttondown.com/LawyerExMachina/archive/coworking/

The latest Lawyer Ex Machina is out: how GenAI is driving an increase pro se cases & filings; how Claude for Word works on litigation tasks; deepfake porn in schools has become a worldwide problem; insurance carriers excluding AI outputs; CA may go with the NextGen UBE; websites are ignoring "do not track" requests and more #lawfedi #lawlibrarians #legaltech https://buttondown.com/LawyerExMachina/archive/risk-adverse/

The latest Lawyer Ex Machina is out: A new study about short-term AI use for legal tasks by law students is out; a pro se litigant is denied trade secret protection due to ChatGPT use in developing the secret; new lawsuits against Epic Games and Roblox; Greece plans to ban young teens and children from using social media as of next year; and more #lawfedi #lawlibrarians #legaltech https://buttondown.com/LawyerExMachina/archive/addicted-to-fortnite/

The latest Lawyer Ex Machina is out: Suggestions on fixing the hallucinations in legal filings problem; Ring & Flock end plans to integrate after Super Bowl ad backlash, & LexisNexis is hacked, but 2 gigs of files exposed #lawfedi #lawlibrarians #legaltech https://buttondown.com/LawyerExMachina/archive/how-do-you-solve-a-problem-like-hallucinations/

The latest Lawyer Ex Machina is out: Anthropic at war with the Dept. of Defense? Also, the new AI agent promising to do homework on Canvas, new integrations involving Claude, Harvey and Lexis, & verification software on Discord & LinkedIn being scrutinized #lawfedi #lawlibrarians #legaltech https://buttondown.com/LawyerExMachina/archive/guardrails-and-workflows/

A short holiday version of Lawyer Ex Machina is out: federal judges are starting to use GenAI tools for their work tasks, but a survey finds that less than a fourth uses them on a weekly or daily basis; Tether has hired KMPG to audit its USDT stablecoin; and practical advice on handling evidence that may be AI-generated #lawfedi #lawlibrarians #legaltech https://buttondown.com/LawyerExMachina/archive/chag-pesach-semeachhappy-easter/

The latest Lawyer Ex Machina is out: double federal AI blueprints, OpenAI closes Sora, Meta's court losses this week, the FBI admits to buying location data, and a special section on prediction markets: impact, advocacy & legislation #lawfedi #lawlibrarians #legaltech https://buttondown.com/LawyerExMachina/archive/bet-on-this/

RE: @QuirkyFilms@c.im

I loved this movie way back when. Almost afraid to watch it again lest it not hold up.

The latest Lawyer Ex Machina is out: Judge Rakoff explains his reasoning on a viral AI ruling; Meta's considering adding facial recognition to their smart Ray-Bans; a group of Senate Republicans want more transparency in 3rd-party litigation funding; and more #lawfedi #lawlibrarians #legaltech https://buttondown.com/LawyerExMachina/archive/can-ai-do-this-newsletter-well-yes/

Lawyer Ex Machina returns for 2026: the DOT wants to use GenAI to draft new regs; a new California bill seeks to regulate use of GenAI by litigators and arbitrators; the crypto market structure bill stalls in Senate Banking but passes Senate Ag; unredacted Flock logs find their way to the public; findings of prosecutorial bias in AI legal work and more #lawfedi #lawlibrarians #legaltech https://buttondown.com/LawyerExMachina/archive/happy-data-privacy-week/

RE: @adamshostack@infosec.exchange

:this_is_fine: