Priori Digest #243 | Judge Demands AI Disclosure, Legal Industry’s Strong Spring & Charging on Electric Roads

Generative AI, running legal like a business, collaboration—these were just some of the topics that excited the legal operations community at CLOC Global Institute last month and our very own Network Director David Drew’s “Tiny Mic, Big Ideas” interview series was there to capture them.?Check out the videos?and find out what everyone had to say.

In this 243rd edition of the Priori Digest, we look at a Texas judge who requires attorneys to certify they haven’t used AI, the U.S. jobs report outlook on the legal industry and a startup that created a charging system to power electric cars on the go.

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Legal News

• ?? Perhaps in reaction to the now-infamous case where an?attorney cited fictional cases?fed to him by ChatGPT, a judge in Texas now requires attorneys who appear before his court to?certify they haven’t used AI?to prepare their cases—or if they have, that any language is “checked for accuracy by a human being.”
• ?? Legal industry?hiring increased in May, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report, even amidst a series of layoffs at many of the top law firms.
• ?? We’ll find out if the U.S. Department of Agriculture cries over spilt “wood milk” as it faces a?complaint from the nonprofit Physicians Committee?over its recent ad campaign that takes a jab at plant-based milks.

Legal Trivia

Answers at the end:?

1. The 1893 U.S. Supreme Court case?Nix v. Hedden?officially settled the argument over whether a tomato is a fruit or a vegetable (at least for customs purposes). What did the court decide?

2. Which U.S. state has two official mottos, both in Latin?

3. In which presidential elections have third party candidates come second?

Tech News

• ?? At its developers conference this week, Apple detailed its foray into the metaverse, announcing the?Vision Pro augmented reality headset, however some are even more excited about the company's?AI-enhanced autocorrect upgrade?announcement that will make it easier for users to text expletives.
• ?? For those jumping into the metaverse, the?NYSE is updating its digital space for virtual IPOs?so more people can enjoy the bell-ringing (which happens via a simple spacebar press).
• ?? First came electric cars, next are?electric roads—if startup Electreon’s vision becomes reality, that is. Their system charges cars while driving and recently allowed an electric vehicle to drive 1,200 miles without stopping.??

Legal Quote of the Week

“You see, he knew his own laws just as other people so often know the laws: by words, not by effects. They take a meaning, and get to be very vivid, when you come to apply them to yourself.”

– Mark Twain in?A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court?(1889)

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Courtney Weidner of The Clorox Company asks an important question about AI in her interview with David Drew for our "Tiny Mic, Big Ideas" interview series.

By the Numbers

$10 billion

The minimum value of a?settlement 3M tentatively reached?with several U.S. cities over “forever chemicals” pollution.?

Six

The number of?missions space tourism company Virgin Orbit launched?(with four successes and two failures) before shutting down and filing for bankruptcy earlier this year.

More From Priori

• A big idea for legal ops: “It’s the relationships that you have with your internal business folks, and how you’re going to build those skill sets that you need to make sure that you keep moving legal ops forward [and] ultimately that you keep moving your business in the right direction.” – Jameson Monteiro of Assurant shared this advice in our?“Tiny Mic, Big Ideas” interview series.
• Prefer to read the big ideas from the top legal ops pros? You’re in luck—the?Priori blog?has you covered!
• Submit an RFP, Receive a Proposal, Make Your Decision. These are the three simple steps to flexible resourcing with Priori Marketplace.?Learn more.?

Legal Trivia Answers

1. They ruled that tomatoes are vegetables.
2. South Carolina — Dum spiro spero (While I breathe, I hope); Animis opibusque parati (Ready in soul and resource).
3. 1860 (John C. Breckinridge) and 1912 (Theodore Roosevelt).

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