Commentary: The Pitfalls of Seeking AI Advice From Lawyers
A sharp CNA commentary argues AI can't replace lawyers. It's aiming a very good argument at old technology — and missing the real threat.
The Judgment, Not the Summary: How Zeeker MCP Can Change the Way you do Legal Research
Singapore's Employment Claims Tribunal was built to be simple enough that lawyers weren't needed. The first published ECT judgment runs to 414 paragraphs of dense legal reasoning. Here's how to query it in plain language.
AI Won't Replace You. Someone Who Decides Will.
The conventional AI-and-jobs conversation is stuck on the wrong question. AI can't practise intentionality — it resolves statistical patterns. That makes the human behind the prompt the entire moral equation.
Open Source, AI, and Why October Matters
This Hacktoberfest, I'm not contributing code—I'm maintaining my own. Two years after redlines went viral, I'm adapting it for AI agents. The lesson: tools that don't work with AI will fade. Open source needs to evolve with how people actually work.
When AI Makes You Look Busy, Not Productive
A new term is making headlines: "workslop"—AI-generated work that looks polished but lacks substance. Research found 40% of workers encountered it last month, costing $186 per employee in cleanup time. For resource-constrained lawyers, you can't spend time fixing what's irretrievably broken.
Beyond the Harvey Drama: The Real Lessons for Solo Counsel
While legal tech Twitter argues about Harvey's performance, solo counsel should focus on the real lesson: Harvey created a replicable blueprint for making AI feel safe and professional to skeptical lawyers. Here's how to apply their approach when evaluating any legal AI tool.
More thoughts on Generative AI
I attended a roundtable organised by the #Singapore Academy of Law titled "Generative AI and the Impact on Law
Comparing approaches to regulating Generative AI
I compare two discussions papers on possible approaches to regulating the use of generative AI.
What's up with the upcoming AI apocalypse?
The angst about AI apocalypse shouldn't be about the Cthulu apocalypse. At least, it should be something that works.
