Cassandre Coyer

Washington D.C.-based legal technology reporter, covering new things happening around data privacy and cybersecurity law, e-discovery and emerging technologies.

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March 22, 2024 | Legaltech News

Legal Tech Rundown: Robin AI Integrates With Claude 3, New ALSP Merger and More

An update on the legal tech market's past few weeks, from product launches to new partnerships.

By Cassandre Coyer

7 minute read

March 21, 2024 | Legaltech News

Wash, Fine, Repeat? SEC Enters Fray of Agencies Monitoring Companies' AI Use

The SEC issued its first two official charges against companies' "AI washing" practices on March 18, which sources expect to be "only the beginning."

By Cassandre Coyer

6 minute read

March 21, 2024 | Legaltech News

Ethical Use, IP Implications: Am Law 200 Firm Tackles Legal's Gen AI Questions

On Tuesday, law firm Hanson Bridgett looked at some of the lingering questions the legal industry is still grappling with during a webinar.

By Cassandre Coyer

7 minute read

March 20, 2024 | Legaltech News

Legal Industry Players Missed a Microsoft AI Loophole That Could Expose Confidential Data

Sources told Legaltech News that several law firms and legal tech providers dove into integrations with Microsoft's Azure OpenAI Service without noticing the fine print that authorizes Microsoft employees to manually review certain prompts.

By Cassandre Coyer | Isha Marathe

10 minute read

March 18, 2024 | Legaltech News

AI Risks Are Evolving—And Organizations May Not Be Keeping Up

Focusing on defining AI or taking on unnecessary burdensome vendor oversight obligations may no longer be the most effective strategies to mitigating AI risks, Debevoise & Plimpton attorneys said during a Monday webinar.

By Cassandre Coyer

6 minute read

March 15, 2024 | Legaltech News

'Not Generative AI': Investors, Customers Call Out Legal Tech's 'AI Washing'

AI washing isn't new to the legal tech industry, but legal tech customers and investors say the practice has exacerbated in the age of generative AI, from providers repackaging decade-old offerings to others launching tools that are essentially "ChatGPT wrappers."

By Cassandre Coyer

5 minute read

March 14, 2024 | Legaltech News

Inside the EU AI Act's Risk Classes, Liability Placement and Enforcement

The EU AI Act brings some answers around liability between providers and users, as well as what enforcement in Europe could look like post-GDPR.

By Cassandre Coyer

7 minute read

March 13, 2024 | Legaltech News

Too Big, Too Slow: Unpacking the Challenges of Scaling Gen AI Models

During a webinar, engineers from Macro, a suite of productivity software, noted that the company ran into several scalability issues as they were building out their LLM-powered solutions. "It is much different from just building a toy demo," said Jacob Beckerman, founder and CEO at Macro.

By Cassandre Coyer

5 minute read

March 13, 2024 | Legaltech News

AI Detection Study Finds ChatGPT Outputs Likely to Contain Some Form of Plagiarism

Legaltech News sat down with the leaders of AI detection company Copyleaks to discuss the findings of their study that found that almost 60% of OpenAI's GPT-3.5 outputs included some form of plagiarism, and the effectiveness of uncovering AI use.

By Cassandre Coyer

8 minute read

March 11, 2024 | Legaltech News

Law Firm Innovation: How BakerHostetler Launched FinClar, a Lawyer-Built FinTech Tool

Legaltech News sat down with Jonathan Forster, Northeast practice leader of BakerHostetler's Private Wealth Group and the one behind FinClar, to discuss how and why he created the firm's new FinTech tool, and what he has planned for the future.

By Cassandre Coyer

8 minute read

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