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Bar Battle of the Bots – Part Four: Birth of Scorpio

The AI bot battles rage on. This round, we test OpenAI’s newest contender, released April 16, 2025: ChatGPT o3. Not to be confused with its leaner sibling—ChatGPT o3-mini, which debuted in January. When we tested that old...more

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When AI Gets Personal: Legal Implications of Artificial Intimacy

ComplexDiscovery Editor’s Note: Emotional bonds with AI are no longer speculative—they’re shaping user behavior and redefining the risks legal professionals must address. This thoughtful exploration of artificial intimacy...more

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Hope for the Future: How Students Are Defining the Best Use of AI

This month I celebrated another birthday—an occasion that naturally prompts reflections on time, legacy, and the world future generations will inherit. As a legal educator, a pivotal question on my mind is how the legal...more

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Bar Battle of the Bots – Part Two

The battle continues. In Part One, we examined how six advanced AI reasoning models from OpenAI and Google tackled a real Bar Exam essay question. Some impressed, others faltered, and one emerged as the clear winner—ChatGPT...more

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Bar Battle of the Bots – Part One

The legal world is watching AI with both excitement and skepticism. Can today’s most advanced reasoning models think like a lawyer? Can they dissect complex fact patterns, apply legal principles, and construct a persuasive...more

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The Human Edge: How AI Can Assist But Never Replace

The rise of artificial intelligence has evoked both awe and apprehension. AI’s capabilities are undeniably astonishing. It can converse and respond to us like a human, answer questions—often with impressive accuracy—write...more

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Enhancing Cross-Border e-Discovery and Data Breach Investigations with AI

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Today’s interconnected world presents significant challenges for managing cross-border e-discovery and data breach investigations. These processes—critical for legal proceedings and cybersecurity—are often complicated by...more

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Overcoming Challenges of AI in Law Firms

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The rapid advancement of AI technologies presents law firms with unparalleled opportunities to enhance efficiency, improve strategic decision-making, and streamline operations. From automating routine tasks to uncovering...more

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AI, Ethics, and Excellence: Insights from November 2024’s Vendor Voices

ComplexDiscovery Editor’s Note: In this month’s Vendor Voices, ComplexDiscovery OÜ explores the dynamic developments in eDiscovery, cybersecurity, and information governance throughout November 2024. From the latest edition...more

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[EDRM Workshop Transcript] Balancing Ethics and Efficiency with GenAI in Legal 

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Editor’s Note: The recent workshop, “Balancing Ethics and Efficiency with GenAI in Legal,” offered invaluable insights into how generative AI is changing eDiscovery and legal workflows. Featuring AI industry leaders, the...more

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Unraveling the AI Revolution

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The rapid rise of artificial intelligence (“AI”) is reshaping industries, transforming economies, and presenting profound legal and ethical challenges....more

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From Innovation to Implementation: The Ethics of Generative AI in Law Firms - On Record PR

In this episode of On Record PR, sponsored by Lawline, Gina Rubel goes on record with Shawn Swearingen, Chief Innovation Officer of Faegre Drinker, to discuss the practical applications of generative AI for the legal industry...more

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Florida Takes a Measured Approach to Ethical Guardrails on Generative AI

Generative AI is rapidly transforming the landscape of legal and judicial practice, raising complex ethical questions that demand thoughtful regulation. Recognizing this, on August 29, 2024, the Florida Supreme Court took a...more

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ABA Addresses Lawyer Generative AI Use: Key Takeaways from ABA's Latest Ethics Opinion

The American Bar Association (“ABA”) recently issued Formal Opinion 512, providing essential guidance for lawyers and law firms using Generative AI (“GAI”) tools. As we have written about previously, when lawyers employ GAI...more

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Ethical Rules for Using Generative AI in Your Practice

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At the risk of stating the obvious, we are still in the early days of what we believe to be an “AI Revolution” in the way that goods and services, including legal services, are and will be provided. That means that we do not,...more

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Next Stop on the AI Train: eDiscovery

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Most everyone with whom we speak in the legal profession believes Artificial Intelligence (AI) will transform how we work and the solutions we offer for our clients. We often hear: “If you’re not on board the AI train, you...more

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Too Sensitive? Emotion AI and the Next Frontier in Digital Innovation

ComplexDiscovery Editor’s Note: In this compelling piece, the ComplexDiscovery OÜ team delves into the revolutionary field of Emotion AI, heralded as the next frontier in digital innovation and the evolution of digital...more

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More Than Algorithms: The Human Expertise Amplified by Legal Technology

The digital age has transformed the legal landscape, and nowhere is this change more evident than in the realm of eDiscovery. Mountains of data now hold the key to legal battles, demanding sophisticated tools to navigate this...more

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Florida’s New Advisory Ethics Opinion on Generative AI Hits the Mark

As a former Florida trial lawyer and judge who appreciates emerging technology, I admit that I had more than a little concern when The Florida Bar announced it was working on a new ethics opinion on generative AI. Generative...more

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Embracing A.I. in Law: The Ethical Integration of Technology in Legal Practice

Chief Justice John Roberts focused his 2023 Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary on technology and the inevitable disruptive force it will have on lawyers and judges alike. While he stops short of concluding that judges...more

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Weighing AI’s Benefits and Risks in Litigation and eDiscovery

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Editor’s Note: The integration of artificial intelligence into legal services stands poised to profoundly impact cybersecurity, information governance, eDiscovery, and the broader data landscape. As this article explores,...more

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Update on the ChatGPT Case: Counsel Who Submitted Fake Cases Are Sanctioned

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We previously wrote about the widely-publicized Southern District of New York case involving lawyers who submitted papers citing non-existent cases generated by the artificial intelligence program ChatGPT, Mata v. Avianca,...more

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The Ethical Challenges of AI-Assisted Legal Practice: Lawyers and ChatGPT

Artificial intelligence (“AI”) is not entirely foreign to the legal profession. AI-powered legal research databases, eDiscovery automation, and juror intelligence services are just a few examples of how lawyers have engaged...more

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VEGAS BABY! The AI Village at DEFCON Sponsors Red Team Hacking to Improve Ethics Protocols of Generative AI

My last blog, ‘A Discussion of Some of the Ethical Constraints Built Into ChatGPT‘ concluded with my encouraging Red Team testing. We need hackers to prod, con, trick and manipulate Ai chatbots; to jailbreak them. We need...more

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The Future Is Here: Early Lessons From Using Generative AI

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Generative artificial intelligence (“Generative AI”) is making waves due to its ability to create entirely new sentences, stories, images, and even music. Those waves also have been felt in the legal industry, and Generative...more

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