Future of Legal AI

Big-picture analysis of where legal AI, LLMs and the legal profession are heading.

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OpenAI Launches GPT-Legal — First Foundation Model Trained Exclusively on Case Law, Aimed Squarely at Westlaw and Harvey

OpenAI used a Saturday-morning livestream to unveil GPT-Legal — the first general-purpose foundation model trained exclusively on US case law, statutes, and regulatory materials. The pricing undercuts Westlaw by 70%, the hallucination rate beats Harvey by half, and the timing — three days after the $9.4B Thomson Reuters–Harvey deal — was unmistakable.

May 17, 2026·12 min read

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The AI Dealmaker Has Arrived: Autonomous Agents Are Closing M&A Transactions in 2026

A new generation of AI M&A dealmakers can run a transaction end-to-end — from teaser to signing — with a partner only stepping in for judgment calls. The first fully agent-led mid-market deal closed last week, and Wall Street is rewriting its 2026 playbook overnight.

May 12, 2026·10 min read

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Agentic AI Has Arrived in Law Firms — And It's Already Billing Hours

A new generation of agentic AI for law firms can plan, draft, negotiate and close entire matters with minimal supervision. The autonomous lawyer is no longer a thought experiment — it is on this quarter's invoice.

May 11, 2026·10 min read