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Last Week in Legal AI with Tom Martin, 4/28-5/2/2025

Where I recap last week's top Legal AI news in one short video

Hey there friends👋! In this edition, you’re getting Monday through Friday’s news items from last week, put together with my take on what it all means. That’s it — delivered to your inbox, weekly.

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Last Week’s News Today

Just published: The LAWDROID AI Weekly News Report covering April 28-May 2's most significant developments:

  • The US-China AI gap has narrowed to just 3 months

  • Duolingo's "AI-first" pivot replaces contractors, signaling a troubling trend

  • A federal judge warns Meta's AI could "obliterate" market for original creative work

  • Visa partners with AI companies to let AI agents make credit card purchases

  • The DOGE project targets replacing 70,000 government employees with AI

As these developments demonstrate, we're at a critical inflection point where technological advancement is outpacing our ethical frameworks and regulatory responses.

Clips

Judge Questions Meta’s Fair Use Claim

Current AI Trends and Their Challenges

Controversial AI Project Faces Backlash

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