SUMMARY A federal jury in Oakland ended the Musk v. Altman trial on May 18 without reaching the merits, finding Elon Musk waited too long to sue OpenAI. The statute of limitations ruling cleared a major legal challenge for OpenAI as it approaches a potential IPO. For founders and investors in mission-driven ventures, the case … Read more
On May 25, 2026, Pope Leo XIV released Magnifica Humanitas (“Magnificent Humanity”), the first papal encyclical in history devoted to artificial intelligence. At 42,300 words, it is the most authoritative theological statement yet on the promise and peril of AI. Its message is urgent, sweeping and deliberately aimed at governments, corporations and individuals alike. For lawyers, technologists, … Read more
New Jersey is no longer just talking about artificial intelligence. It is building the infrastructure, the capital networks and the talent pipelines that serious AI development demands. The NJ AI Hub, now fully operational in West Windsor, has moved from ribbon-cutting ceremony to first cohort in a matter of months, and the implications for entrepreneurs, investors … Read more
Artificial intelligence is reshaping legal practice faster than most ethics rules were written to address. For New Jersey lawyers, that gap is not theoretical. In January 2024, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued Preliminary Guidelines on the Use of Artificial Intelligence by New Jersey Lawyers, making clear that the existing Rules of Professional Conduct apply fully … Read more
SUMMARY Federal courts now treat AI prompts, outputs and decision logs as discoverable evidence, applying standard discovery rules to a category of information most businesses have never thought to govern. Two landmark 2026 decisions, including United States v. Heppner, where a criminal defendant lost privilege protection over 31 Claude-generated documents, signal that unsupervised AI use creates … Read more
It sounds absurd at first. Bob Ross, gentle painter, certified national treasure, patron saint of public television, as an artificial intelligence. But stay with me, because I have a theory and nowhere else I got to be. Yes, I know the immediate objection. Artificial intelligence as a technical field predates Ross by decades. The Logic … Read more
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