Mark Lanier credits AI after $6 million win over Meta, Google
A lawyer just scored a $6 million win against Meta and Google, and he credits AI for the boost.
Mark Lanier's team used Boodlebox, a platform powered by ChatGPT and Claude, to quickly sort through trial transcripts, jury notes, and evidence.
Lanier compared the AI to having "It's as if I have 10 additional workers who are incredibly well-trained, who know the file inside and out, who work 24 hours a day and don't even need to take a break for the restroom, much less PTO. In the 10 hours I might be working outside of court, I can get 30 hours of work done." on his side, but made it clear that human checks are still essential to keep things accurate.
Mississippi lawyers disqualified for fake-AI-generated citations
Meanwhile, four lawyers in Mississippi got fined and even disqualified from the case after using fake AI-generated case citations.
The judge threw out their trial and handed down penalties up to $3,500.
This serves as a reminder: using AI can be powerful in law, but skipping fact-checks can seriously backfire.