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Hallucinations, Drift, and Privilege: Three Comic Lessons in Using AI for Law

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Image: Ralph Losey with AI. [ EDRM Editor’s Note: EDRM is proud to publish Ralph Losey’s advocacy and analysis. The opinions and positions are Ralph Losey’s copyrighted work. All images in the article are by Ralph Losey using AI. This article is published here with permission.] Artificial intelligence has moved from novelty to necessity in law. It now drafts briefs, reviews discovery, and even suggests courtroom arguments. But most lawyers still struggle to use it wisely. Instead of another citation-heavy lecture or dour ethics outline, I’ve chosen a different method: comedy. These three skits are not abstract hypotheticals—they’re exaggerated but recognizable scenes where a lawyer leans on a “helpful” robot and things start to wobble. Robot Laurel and human Hardy telling jokes. All images and videos by Ralph Losey using AI.  Click for YouTube video. Here’s the twist: the comedy wasn’t mine. It came from GPT-5, the latest large language model whose humor engine is far better than i...

When AI Conversations Become Compliance Risks: Rethinking Confidentiality in the ChatGPT Era

  What if your most sensitive legal strategy or personal dilemma—typed into an AI chatbot—could be just one Google search away from public view or subpoena in court? As artificial intelligence seamlessly permeates the legal sector, the question of digital confidentiality has become more than hypothetical—it is a live and pressing concern. In the rapidly advancing realm of artificial intelligence, the legal sector faces a profound challenge. Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, has illuminated a critical issue with significant implications for attorneys and corporate legal departments. During an interview, Altman candidly revealed that interactions with ChatGPT, OpenAI’s AI chatbot, lack the confidentiality protections inherent in traditional attorney-client discussions. This disclosure has echoed within boardrooms and regulatory bodies worldwide, prompting a reevaluation of how AI-driven tools are integrated into legal expertise. While AI offers transformative potential through efficiency ...