The U.S. Department of Justice told a court that AI training constitutes fair use, while reportedly negotiating a stake in OpenAI, raising conflict-of-interest concerns. The DOJ's position, revealed i…
A former Google engineer was sentenced to nearly 12 months in prison for stealing AI trade secrets, as reported by Courthouse News Service. The sentence underscores the legal consequences of misapprop…
Wall Street banks are pressuring law firms to cut rates and rely on AI for legal work, a move that raises concerns about potential backfire, according to a report from Above the Law.…
Legal AI systems must evolve beyond answering queries to include an escalation layer that determines when a response is insufficient, according to a post on Above the Law. The article argues that the …
As AI agents begin conducting transactions, the next major legal challenge is authorization, not accuracy, according to a legal industry analysis. The article argues that agents must be governed by ex…
A lawsuit alleges Elon Musk's xAI used child sexual abuse material to train its Grok AI models, according to Ars Technica. The suit claims the training data included illegal content, raising concerns …
NetDocuments has released a study examining the relationship between AI cost and accuracy, a topic few have explored. The analysis highlights the financial implications of using AI without constraints…
Greenberg Traurig and Thomson Reuters have partnered to address the limitations of the 'human in the loop' approach in legal AI, aiming to create more intuitive working relationships between lawyers a…
The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is $4.10, potentially making August 2026 the most expensive August on record, as the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve has dropped to its lowest le…
At ILTACON, LexisNexis and Thomson Reuters announced new agentic AI capabilities for legal work, with LexisNexis unveiling Lexis+ with Protégé to move from first idea to review-ready work product and …
Law firms are purchasing AI tools, but a new report suggests many are not actively using them, raising questions about the return on investment. The findings come from Above the Law, which highlights …
AI contracts are quietly becoming the best product documentation, according to a report from Above the Law, as they provide precise, machine-readable specifications that outperform traditional manuals…
NetDocuments, a legal document management company, released the Legal Context Engineering Benchmark, which found that its Legal Context Graph cuts AI compute costs roughly in half while maintaining ac…
Probabilistic AI tools hallucinate at a rate of 69% to 88%, and only 6% of clients say their vendors deliver AI-enabled quality, according to 8AM, a legal technology company. The firm argues that dete…
A study published on the Volokh Conspiracy found over 50 federal appellate opinions showing signs of AI authorship. The Supreme Court used the shadow docket to lift an injunction against a Trump propo…
Above the Law's 'See Also' roundup reports that the DOJ is using a vindictive prosecution case, Abrego Garcia, as a Trojan horse to push for abolishing the doctrine of vindictive prosecution, amid a r…