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Jan
Legal AI's Real Value: Autonomy, Not Automation
Before AI, fear forced me to compromise. When a client's case didn't fit the template, I knew the optimal approach—but pursuing it meant hours of risk. AI didn't just save time. It gave me the autonomy to make the right decision, not just the safe one.
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08
Jan
My 2026 Legal AI Predictions (From the Trenches, Not the Boardroom)
Stanford predicts AI's measurement era, Forbes predicts transformation, Above the Law warns about hallucinations. Nobody's predicting what will actually happen for resource-constrained practitioners. Here are five testable predictions with public accountability.
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31
Dec
October 3 Changed Everything: How One $800 Fine Flipped Singapore's AI Coverage from Adoption to Accountability
On October 3, 2025, a Singapore lawyer paid $800 after an AI hallucination reached court. That single sanction flipped legal coverage from 89% adoption focus to 82% accountability warnings in eight weeks.
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22
Nov
What I Learned at SMU's Legal Database Launch (And My Decision About zeeker.sg)
After 150+ hours building data.zeeker.sg, I attended SMU's SOLID database launch to see institutional legal data infrastructure in action. I applied my decision framework and made my choice: I'm continuing. Here's what I learned about when solo builders should persist alongside institutions.
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14
Nov
Building data.zeeker.sg: Technical Architecture
The complete technical stack behind Singapore's first public legal news API: zeeker CLI standardizes data collection, Datasette serves SQLite straight from S3, and canned queries make legal research accessible without SQL. Built solo, runs on $6-12/month, designed to scale from 1 to many sources.
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