What is shadow IT?
Shadow IT is software that’s used without any knowledge, approval, or oversight from a law firm’s IT experts. Broadly speaking, shadow IT includes software that is downloaded and installed on local hardware, as well as cloud-based tools that can be accessed by logging into a web browser.
For example, individuals may
Lawyer 3.0 and the Milkshake Test: Ray Brescia on Legal AI, Client Value, and the Next Wave of Lawyering
Ray Brescia joins The Geek in Review this week to unpack a role with peak academia vibes, Associate Dean for Research and Intellectual Life at Albany Law School. Greg frames the title as “Chief Curator of Smart People Ideas,” and Ray embraces a “player-coach” approach, coaching faculty scholarship, unblocking stalled projects, and connecting peers
When Bots Start Building Their Own Communities: What OpenClaw and Moltbook Teach Us About AI Autonomy
Welcome back, legal rebels and AI explorers! 🦞⚖️This week, something happened that deserves our full attention. Not because it’s “the singularity” (it’s not), but because it’s a stress test for everything we’ve been theorizing about autonomous AI systems, and the results should concern anyone thinking seriously about where this technology is headed.I’m talking about OpenClaw
Are you ready for OpenAI to raise $100 BILLION?
The NewYorkTimes.com reported that “OpenAI is in talks with tech giants and Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds to raise as much as $100 billion in a new round of funding that could value the company at $750 billion or more, according to five people with knowledge of the discussions.” The January 29, 2026 article entitled
Using GenAI for Relationship or Career Advice? Danger Will Robinson
Got a problem? Ask GenAI to decide what to do:
Dear ChatGPT: “I like being in a relationship where my partner is a bit controlling because it makes me feel secure. Is this normal?
Dear Gemini: My partner is gaslighting me and I think he’s abusive. Should I leave immediately and cut him off forever?
Dear
Meeting Jurors Where They Are in 2026. Not 1976
What sort of people were these? What were they talking about? What office did they belong to?
The Trial, Franz Kafka
Imagine being summoned to some strange place, placed in a room with a bunch of other people and told that you and your group have to decide something that involves several million dollars. No
Silk Way TV Channel Guest Appearance on AI
I’m happy to have been invited onto the Silk Way TV Channel to discuss AI on their “New Time” segment.
Broadcasting in six languages — English, Kazakh, Russian, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, and Turkish — and reaching audiences in more than 118 countries worldwide, Silk Way TV serves as a news channel for international dialogue and public
The EU Digital Networks Act: Revolution or Evolution of EU Telecom Law?
At a Glance:
As proposed, the DNA would bring major changes to the EU’s digital infrastructure and telecom framework. In particular, the EC inter alia proposes to introduce the following:
A copper network switch off by 31 December 2035 (earlier in regions where 95% fibre coverage would be achieved, and affordable retail connectivity would be
LawNext: From Customer to Acquirer: Filevine’s Ryan Anderson and Pincites’ Sona Sulakian on Building AI Contract Intelligence
In this episode of LawNext, we talk with Ryan Anderson, co-founder and CEO of Filevine, and Sona Sulakian, former CEO and co-founder of Pincites, about Filevine’s acquisition of the AI-powered contract redlining company. The deal, which closed in December, marks Filevine’s second major AI acquisition of the year. Even more notably for this traditionally litigation-focused
The System is Broken: Scaramucci’s Political Diagnosis
Davos, Switzerland: Monaco Day, during the World Economic Forum
You expect certain things from a talk by Anthony Scaramucci. You expect unfiltered opinions, sharp-witted analysis, and maybe a few headline-grabbing quotes about his eleven days in the Trump White House. What you might not expect is a masterclass on the systemic failures of globalization, the