ChatGPT is an incredible tool, but its value lies in how you use it. Many assume it’s a one-and-done solution—generate a draft, accept it, and move on. In reality, ChatGPT works best as a collaborator, but only when you push it beyond surface-level suggestions. Here’s how I use ChatGPT to make it a more effective
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The Adoption of AI in Legal Practice and Blogging: Lessons from the Illinois Supreme Court
The adoption of legal technology – even legal blogging – has historically been slow in the legal field—but not so with artificial intelligence (AI).
Last month, the Illinois Supreme Court took a step forward by releasing its policy on AI use in courts, effective January 1. With appropriate boundaries, the Court’s policy embraces AI as…
Readers Don’t Judge Legal Blogs by Whether AI is Used in Publishing—They Look to Reputation and Trustworthiness
I founded LexBlog because blogging democratized legal publishing. Caring lawyers with a passion for sharing their knowledge on niche areas of the law finally had a personal printing press at their fingertips—a tool that could publish to the Internet in no time at all.
It was a revolution in efficiency compared to trying to find…
Google Is Being Out-Googled by AI “Searches” Such as ChatGPT
When searching for information, of late, I’ve turned to ChatGPT, not Google.
Restaurant recommendations in downtown Seattle, identifying SaaS-based education platforms suitable for LexBlog’s user education, understanding the causes of Lucky’s eye infection (knows my retriever’s name) and travel destinations in Mexico I would like.
The depth and personalization of the information provided was spot…
Giving Twitter Another Shot
As someone who has spent years using a news aggregator, now Feedly, to discover and share niche related news, information and insight, I’ve always valued platforms that allow me to engage and connect with others via the sharing of what I’ve found.
Lately, much of what I am following is on AI in publishing—and I’ve…
The Increasing Value of AI-Powered Search of Legal Blogs
Google shared today that enterprise search systems are no longer limited to keyword-based queries. AI now allows people to use conversational prompts, images, audio, and video to quickly access internal data, tailored to specific roles and industries.
For lawyers, this advancement has profound implications for how they engage with legal blogs and secondary law content—especially…
AI in Seattle Pacific University Classroom : A Lesson in Responsible Use for Writing and Legal Blogging
Dr. Traynor Hansen, an assistant professor of English at Seattle Pacific University, is breaking new ground.
As reported by Savannah Welch of KING 5 News here in Seattle, Hansen is the first at the university to bring generative AI tools like ChatGPT into first year writing classes.
Instead of viewing AI as a threat,…
Can AI Tell You if You’ve Written a Good Legal Blog Post?
I am constantly looking to up my game and to get more out of what I put into something.
Got me to thinking if AI could help LexBlog advise as to the quality of a lawyer’s or law firm’s blog post.
AI wouldn’t go the whole nine yards, but maybe AI could help.
You see,…
As Mainstream Media Declines, Lawyers Have a New Opportunity
People aren’t relying on mainstream media for their news the way they used to. The shift is obvious—viewership for outlets like CNN (down 35%) and MSNBC (down 48%) has plummeted, with both networks losing hundreds of thousands of viewers. A September 2024 report from the Pew Research Center revealed that about one-third of U.S.…
If Google Were a Ship, it Would be the Titanic (With Some Lawyers Onboard) in the Hours Before it Struck an Iceberg
“If Google were a ship, it would be the Titanic in the hours before it struck an iceberg—riding high, supposedly unsinkable, and about to encounter a force of nature that could make its name synonymous with catastrophe.”
This from the Wall Street Journal’s Christopher Mims who sees Google’s search engine and search business as under…