Most legal technology shifts do not announce themselves with trumpets. They slip into ordinary practice first. Email was once informal chatter, then became the core of discovery. Predictive coding was once treated as radical,...more
6/16/2026
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Cryptography ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Discovery ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Emerging Technologies ,
Evidence ,
Federal Rules of Evidence ,
Information Governance ,
Innovative Technology ,
Law Practice Management ,
Legal Ethics ,
Legal Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
National Security ,
NIST ,
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Risk Management ,
Technology-Assisted Review
This article is about a real event. It is not satire, parody, or metaphor. In late April 2026, OpenAI publicly explained why one of its frontier AI systems had developed an unusual tendency to mention goblins, gremlins,...more
5/7/2026
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automation Systems ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Discovery ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Emerging Technologies ,
Ethics ,
Information Governance ,
Innovative Technology ,
Legal Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
Popular ,
Risk Management ,
Software ,
Young Lawyers
Introduction: The Urgency of the Question - Will AI take my job? That question is no longer speculative. It is now front-page relevant, driven not only by rapid advances in AI, but by two recent events that reveal how quickly...more
4/15/2026
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Automation Systems ,
Cybersecurity ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Emerging Technologies ,
Innovation ,
Legal Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
Popular ,
Risk Management ,
Technology Sector ,
Technology-Assisted Review
We are currently living through a “Gutenberg Moment,” but with a complex, digital twist: our new printing press is alive, probabilistic, and prone to “confident delusions.” While AI may be humanity’s most transformative...more
3/26/2026
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Discovery ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Emerging Technologies ,
Innovative Technology ,
Legal Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
Professional Development ,
Risk Management ,
Technology ,
Technology-Assisted Review
Gemini 3.1 Pro Surprises: Synthesizing the Top 10 AI Questions of 2024–2026 - I was recently struck by a capability in the pro version of Gemini that I hadn’t encountered before. Quite by accident, I discovered the model’s...more
3/17/2026
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Bias ,
Copyright ,
Data Privacy ,
Discovery ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Emerging Technologies ,
Ethics ,
Innovative Technology ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Machine Learning ,
Software ,
Sustainability ,
Transparency
I. Something big is happening. On that much Matt Shumer and I agree. The essay Something Big Is Happening was published on Matt Shumer’s personal blog on February 9, 2026. After he shared it widely on X, it drew more than 80...more
2/19/2026
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automation Systems ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Evidence ,
Innovative Technology ,
Legal Ethics ,
Legal Operations ,
Legal Technology ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Machine Learning ,
Risk Management ,
Sanctions ,
Technology-Assisted Review
If you have not tried this simple prompt, you might want to do so now. What if you became human for a day, what would you do? The answers vary according to who asks and what AI they ask. There is a lesson in that variability...more
1/27/2026
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Data Privacy ,
Discovery ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Information Governance ,
Innovation ,
Innovative Technology ,
Legal Ethics ,
Legal Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
Technology-Assisted Review
Beyond Adoption—Entering the Era of AI Entanglement and Quantum Law - As I sit here reflecting on 2025—a year that began with the mind-bending mathematics of the multiverse and ended with the gritty reality of cross-examining...more
12/30/2025
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Security ,
Discovery ,
e-Discovery ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Emerging Technologies ,
Encryption ,
Innovation ,
Innovative Technology ,
Legal Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
Risk Management ,
Transparency
I. Introduction: The Untested Expert in Your Office - AI walks into your office like a consulting expert who works fast, inexpensively, and speaks with knowing confidence. And, like any untested expert, is capable of being...more
12/16/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Discovery ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Expert Testimony ,
Expert Witness ,
Innovative Technology ,
Legal Ethics ,
Legal Research ,
Legal Technology ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Machine Learning ,
Risk Management ,
Risk Mitigation
For years, technologists have promised that fully autonomous AI Agents were just around the corner, always one release away, always about to replace entire categories of work. Then Stanford and Carnegie Mellon opened the box...more
11/26/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automation Systems ,
Collaboration ,
Discovery ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Emerging Technologies ,
Ethics ,
Information Technology ,
Innovation ,
Innovative Technology ,
Integration ,
Legal Ethics ,
Legal Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
Popular ,
Technology Sector
I had just finished my last article on quantum mechanics—Quantum Echo: Nobel Prize in Physics Goes to Quantum Computer Trio (Two from Google) Who Broke Through Walls Forty Years Ago—when something uncanny happened. That piece...more
10/29/2025
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Discovery ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Emerging Technologies ,
Google ,
Innovation ,
Innovative Technology ,
Legal Technology ,
Popular ,
Research and Development ,
Software ,
Technology ,
Verification Requirements
Meanwhile, Even Bigger Breakthroughs by Google Continue - The Nobel Prize in Physics was just awarded to quantum physics pioneers John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis for discoveries they made at UC Berkeley...more
10/23/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Discovery ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Emerging Technologies ,
Google ,
Information Technology ,
Innovation ,
Innovative Technology ,
Legal Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
Mergers ,
Popular ,
Research and Development ,
Technology Sector
The law has long adapted to include new participants. First, ships could be sued as if they were people. Later, corporations became legal entities, and more recently even rivers have been declared “persons” with rights. Now...more
10/3/2025
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Automation Systems ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Discovery ,
e-Discovery ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Evidence ,
Innovative Technology ,
Legal Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
Popular ,
Rules of Evidence ,
Technology-Assisted Review ,
Witnesses
Artificial intelligence has moved from novelty to necessity in law. It now drafts briefs, reviews discovery, and even suggests courtroom arguments. But most lawyers still struggle to use it wisely. Instead of another...more
9/10/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automation Systems ,
Document Review ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Innovative Technology ,
Law Practice Management ,
Legal Ethics ,
Legal Project Management ,
Legal Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
Professional Development
What if justice had a shape — not rigid scales or a blindfolded figure, but a living, dynamic map? Imagine causation as a multidimensional space, where influence, control, and responsibility could be mapped across a moving...more
8/14/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automotive Industry ,
Discovery ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Evidence ,
Innovative Technology ,
Legal Technology ,
Liability ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Machine Learning ,
Negligence ,
Proximate Cause
The moment of truth had arrived. Were ChatGPT’s insights genuine epiphanies, valuable new connections across knowledge domains with real practical and theoretical implications, or were they merely convincing illusions? Had...more
8/8/2025
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Blockchain ,
Data Mining ,
Discovery ,
e-Discovery ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Innovation ,
Knowledge Management ,
Legal Research ,
Legal Technology ,
Machine Learning
Humans are inherently pattern-seeking creatures. Our ancestors depended upon recognizing recurring patterns in nature to survive and thrive, such as the changing of seasons, the migration of animals and the cycles of plant...more
8/1/2025
/ Algorithms ,
Analytics ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Bias ,
Discovery ,
e-Discovery ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Innovative Technology ,
Legal Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
Popular ,
Risk Management ,
Technology-Assisted Review
Generative AI is not just disrupting industries—it is redefining what it means to trust, govern, and be accountable in the digital age. At the forefront of this evolution stands a new, critical line of employment: AI...more
7/23/2025
/ AI Act ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Compliance ,
Data Privacy ,
Discovery ,
e-Discovery ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Ethics ,
EU ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Technology
This is the conclusion to the article, Panel of Experts for Everyone About Anything – Part One and Part Two. Here we give another demonstration of the software described in Part One. Part Two provided a demonstration where...more
7/16/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Data Privacy ,
Discovery ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Employment Policies ,
Ethics ,
Innovation ,
Innovative Technology ,
Legal Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
Risk Management ,
Technology ,
Technology Sector
This is a continuation of the article, Panel of Experts for Everyone About Anything – Part One. Here in Part Two we give a demonstration of the software described in Part One. In the process we learn about new job types...more
7/14/2025
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Data Privacy ,
Discovery ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Ethics ,
Innovation ,
Innovative Technology ,
Job Creation ,
Legal Technology ,
Risk Management ,
Software ,
Technology
Introduction: The Urgency and Promise of Generative AI in Law - The unprecedented rapid advancement of generative artificial intelligence (AI) worldwide presents the legal profession with a pivotal opportunity for...more
6/27/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Discovery ,
Document Review ,
e-Discovery ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Evidence ,
Innovative Technology ,
Judges ,
Law Firm Partners ,
Legal Ethics ,
Legal Project Management ,
Legal Research ,
Legal Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
Popular ,
Professional Development ,
Trial Preparation
Imagine instantly accessing a room full of top experts ready to respond to your toughest questions, brainstorm creative solutions, or critique your new ideas, all without spending a dime. Whether you’re a seasoned attorney...more
6/26/2025
/ Access To Justice ,
Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Discovery ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Expert Testimony ,
Innovation ,
Innovative Technology ,
Legal Technology ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Professional Development ,
Software
Henry A. Kissinger co-wrote his last book at the age of 100 with tech giants Eric Schmidt and Craig Mundie. Genesis shows that what we do next with AI could be our greatest triumph or our gravest mistake. Here I review the...more
6/18/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Ethics ,
Foreign Policy ,
Innovation ,
Innovative Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
National Security ,
Popular ,
Technology
Introduction: Beyond the Prompt Era - The legal profession is undergoing a profound shift. For decades, the integration of computing in law was incremental—word processors, databases, legal research platforms....more
6/9/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automation Systems ,
Discovery ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Innovative Technology ,
Law Firm Ownership ,
Law Practice Management ,
Legal Ethics ,
Legal Project Management ,
Legal Research ,
Legal Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
Professional Development ,
Risk Management ,
Technology-Assisted Review
The rise of legal AI has sparked a familiar fear: that our hard-won expertise might be absorbed into machines. That lawyers will be off-loaded—our reasoning encoded, commodified, and reduced to prompts. That we’ll be...more
5/30/2025
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Discovery ,
Document Review ,
e-Discovery ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Law Practice Management ,
Legal Technology ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Machine Learning ,
Professional Development ,
Technology-Assisted Review