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Build-a-Bear Style Custom AI Agents | Fulcrum Tech Services Newsletter

Published 15 days ago • 1 min read

This week's collection highlights a trend I've been watching closely: legal technology is becoming increasingly specialized, practical, and accessible.

​LexisNexis Bets On Build-A-Bear Model For Legal AI​

LexisNexis will now build you a custom AI tool on the spot if you walk into their New York lab practically while you wait. This is very similar to the service we provide our clients. But, ours are even better: we come to you!

​As AI Legal Research Tools Race to Give Answers, This New Product Gives Only Cases — And That’s the Point​

This product avoids the problem of hallucination by only providing you the relevant cases with portions highlighted. There is no memo, no summary, no answer. As the company’s press release puts it, the product “retrieves rather than generates.” Also, there is no subscription fee. The services charges per research job.

​Law Firm Website Conversions In The Age Of AI Chatbots​

A positive take on the benefits of using AI-powered chatbots on places like Google Maps or social media and some advice on setting it up.

​Ninth Circuit: Your AI Agent Can’t Violate Hacking Law. But You Might.​

A ruling in the 9th Circuit says an agentic tool isn’t the one doing the “accessing” under the federal hacking law. A person is. If you use a Comet browser to order toilet paper on Amazon, and it bypasses Amazon's bot-lockouts, are you a hacker? No... not yet...

This Week's Article: How Small Law Firms Can Harness the Latest Microsoft 365 Copilot Updates​

Microsoft’s latest updates to Microsoft 365 Copilot introduce significant enhancements in multi-model reasoning, document workflow automation, and cross-app integration. Here is a breakdown of what these changes mean for your firm and how you can leverage them to operate more efficiently.

Worth a Bookmark

​Pick Your AI Judges, Give Them A Spin!​

BenchSim lets you rehearse oral argument against a simulated judge.

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