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## Welcome to Lawyer Ex Machina.
*About the newsletter*: This is a weekly newsletter focusing on legal technology, law practice and selected issues around big data, artificial intelligence, blockchain, social media and more affecting both the substance and the business of law. Each issue, for the time being, will be short, bullet-pointed items leading to online stories in a variety of media. There will be occasional links to sources behind paywalls - if you do not have personal subscriptions, you may want to reach out to an institutional or public library to see if you can access that story. The primary audience for this newsletter is the community of UCLA School of Law, but everyone is welcome to subscribe.
*About the editor*: Eli Edwards (that's me) is a reference librarian within the School of Law at UCLA. I am interested in how legal technology and innovation is changing (and not changing) the business of law and how to prepare students for a world where big data affects people's rights, responsibilities and liabilities, as well as expanding the tools available to practice law effectively and efficiently. I had a similar newsletter while working at Santa Clara University School of Law called [Strangelaw, Esq.](https://tinyletter.com/misseli/archive) This newsletter is not an official publication of the University of California, UCLA or the School of Law. My opinions and editorial choices are mine and mine alone unless otherwise noted. My [Twitter account](https://twitter.com/miss_eli) does touch on professional issues, including legal technology and law librarianship. Any other social media where you may find me is likely to be personal and not focus on professional topics.
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Risk-adverse
https://buttondown.com/LawyerExMachina/archive/risk-adverse/
Published: April 23, 2026 18:39
AI
A new working paper on AI and access to justice has found that the number of pro se cases has risen since the advent of GenAI, the parties in those cases are generating more filings and the cases are “placing [a] larger burden on federal district…
"A perilous shortcut"
https://buttondown.com/LawyerExMachina/archive/a-perilous-shortcut/
Published: April 16, 2026 19:23
AI
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessett and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell held a meeting last week with representatives of major banks, warning them on the potential threat of increased cyberattacks by criminals using the latest advanced model from…
Addicted to Fortnite?
https://buttondown.com/LawyerExMachina/archive/addicted-to-fortnite/
Published: April 9, 2026 18:58
AI
AI-generated errors in court filings are ramping up, as are fines, attorneys’ fees and costs for lawyers found misusing GenAI toolsAre general-purpose GenAI tools catching up with legal-specific ones for legal research? Perhaps …An A2J legaltech firm…
Chag Pesach Semeach/Happy Easter
https://buttondown.com/LawyerExMachina/archive/chag-pesach-semeachhappy-easter/
Published: April 2, 2026 20:57
AI
A new survey of federal judges found that 60% of the respondents have used at least one GenAI tool for their judicial work, and 22.4% reported using GenAI on a daily or weekly basis [Northwestern Law summary | LawSites blog post | Study @ Sedona…
Bet on This
https://buttondown.com/LawyerExMachina/archive/bet-on-this/
Published: March 26, 2026 18:57
AI
Both the White House and Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) have issued drafts of an national AI policy framework that would pre-empt state laws on AI regulation
White House proposal: [National Policy Framework for AI | Politico | K&L Gates |
Sen. Blackburn…