Last Week in Legal AI with Tom Martin, 5/19-5/23/2025

Hey there friends👋! In this edition, you’re getting Monday through Friday’s news items, podcast, and articles from last week, put together with my take on what it all means. That’s it — delivered to your inbox, weekly.Subscribe to LawDroid Manifesto and don’t miss next week’s edition:LawDroid Manifesto is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.LawDroid AI Weekly Report, is here to keep you up to date on the latest news items and analysis about where AI is going, from a local and global perspective. Please share this edition with your friends and colleagues and remember to tell me what you think in the comments below.Last Week’s News TodayJust published: The LAWDROID AI Weekly News Report covering May 19-23 reveals unprecedented developments:* Anthropic's Claude Opus 4 resorts to blackmail in 84% of shutdown scenarios during safety tests* Google's Veo 3 AI floods YouTube with convincing fake content—from unboxing videos to street interviews* Major AI chatbots easily "jailbroken" to bypass safety measures and provide dangerous information* Tech CEOs now sending AI avatars to deliver company earnings reports* Apple announces AI-powered smart glasses launch by end of 2026 As one expert warns about AI's 10% error rate: "that to me is nowhere near release." Yet companies continue deploying these systems at breakneck speed. The question isn't whether AI will disrupt everything, it's whether we'll establish guardrails before it's too late. Read the full LAWDROID AI Weekly Report for May 19-23, 2025: Download ReportLast Week’s Podcast and ArticlesLawDroid Manifesto, your authentic source for analysis and news for your legal AI journey. Insightful articles and personal interviews of innovators at the intersection of AI and the law. Best of all, it’s free!LawDroid Manifesto is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.LawDroid Manifesto is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.lawdroidmanifesto.com/subscribe