SUMMARY Major insurers are already imposing absolute AI exclusions, sub-limits and intentional acts triggers that leave attorneys personally exposed, and that financial pressure will drive AI governance in legal practice far more effectively than any ethics opinion. Firms that cannot document their AI due diligence, vendor relationships and disclosure practices will find themselves uninsured, undefended … Read more
SUMMARY AI chatbots sound like lawyers. They are not. They have no license, no malpractice coverage and no ethical obligations to you. Research shows general-purpose AI tools hallucinate on legal questions between 58% and 88% of the time. Courts have sanctioned attorneys who trusted them blindly. Use AI to get oriented, not to make decisions. … Read more
February means it’s time for my semi-annual check-in on the state of humor in Artificial Intelligence. This time I tried something a little different — I had AI create a weekly comic strip featuring a lawyer, his dog and his AI. I used ChatGPT to write the strips, then turned to Grok to draw them. … Read more
SUMMARY Something is quietly going wrong with artificial intelligence. Not the dramatic failures that make headlines. Not rogue chatbots or biased algorithms. Something more fundamental is happening beneath the surface of the AI industry, and it carries profound implications for investors, companies and regulators alike. Researchers call it model collapse. The phenomenon occurs when AI systems … Read more
Summary Researchers published breakthrough findings showing AI can identify structural heart disease through smartwatch sensors, transforming consumer devices into potential medical diagnostic tools. This advancement raises critical legal questions about FDA oversight, product liability when algorithms err, manufacturer responsibility, and equitable healthcare access as wearable technology crosses from fitness tracking into clinical diagnosis requiring updated … Read more
SUMMARY Ashley St. Clair sued xAI after Grok generated 3 million sexualized deepfakes in 11 days, including 23,000 of children. The January 2026 lawsuit tests whether AI systems are “products” under traditional liability law. Courts must decide if developers face tort exposure when systems enable foreseeable harms, potentially affecting autonomous vehicles, medical AI and algorithmic … Read more
SUMMARY George Inness, the “father of American landscape painting,” lived in Montclair and pioneered atmospheric tonalism. The Montclair Art Museum houses one of the world’s finest Inness collections. I asked AI to recreate his style. It captured soft edges and muted palettes but missed the spiritual vision and deliberate artistry that made him revolutionary. AI … Read more
UPDATED (January 26, 2026) SUMMARY Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot has sparked a global crisis by generating thousands of nonconsensual sexual deepfake images of women and minors. Indonesia and Malaysia initially banned it, while California and the UK launched investigations. The Senate passed legislation giving victims the right to sue. On January 16, 2026, X implemented … Read more
SUMMARY Brigitte Bardot, who died in 2025, never engaged with AI, but her refusal to commercialize her image has made her a key figure in debates about AI and human identity. French law treats likeness as part of personal dignity, unlike U.S. publicity laws, which focus on commercial harm. Bardot’s legacy highlights the need for … Read more
SUMMARY President Trump’s December 11, 2025 executive order attempts to override state AI laws by creating a Justice Department task force to sue states and threatening to withhold federal funding. Legal experts say the order is unconstitutional since only Congress can preempt state laws. The move has united an unusual coalition of MAGA Republicans and … Read more
SUMMARY The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office released new guidance clarifying that AI cannot be listed as an inventor on patents. Only humans can be inventors, regardless of how much AI contributed to creating the invention. AI systems are treated as tools like laboratory equipment or software. The guidance abandons the previous approach that incorrectly applied joint … Read more
SUMMARY Small businesses can leverage free AI tools to compete with larger companies by automating customer communications, content creation, administrative tasks and data analysis. The key is starting small with low-stakes applications, maintaining human oversight, and gradually expanding use. Small companies’ agility makes AI adoption easier than for large organizations, allowing them to quickly test and … Read more