AI in the legal system and the legal battles over AI — copyright lawsuits against AI companies, liability for AI-generated harm, AI-generated evidence in courts, AI tools for legal research, and the fundamental questions of who is responsible when AI causes damage.
Vendors pitching AI liability protection to lawyers signal a market that has stopped selling efficiency and started selling fear to practitioners already using the tools.
Anthropic's $1.5B settlement exposed how thoroughly artists have stopped waiting for litigation to protect them.
Stanley Zhong's lawsuit against UW, filed with ChatGPT and Gemini as counsel, makes AI legal representation a present-day court problem, not a future one.
With over 300 federal judges now requiring AI disclosure, courts are building evidentiary rules before Congress acts — and lawyers who miss them face sanctions.
Nippon Life's lawsuit against OpenAI over ChatGPT's unauthorized legal advice marks the first time fabricated AI counsel has generated quantifiable corporate damages.