AI Is Upending Law. Is That A Sign For The Rest Of Us? — With Melia Russell

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Alex Kantrowitz

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4.6 • 395 Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Melia Russell is a senior correspondent at Business Insider. She joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss how AI services are already making inroads in the legal profession, helping lawyers dig through countless documents via natural language search and compression weeks long research processes into minutes. We discuss what's happening, how it's impacting legal jobs already, and why it's likely an early indication of what's to come for professional services more broadly. Hit play for a fascinating deep dive into one of the more advanced applications of AI today. --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack + Discord? Here’s 25% off for the first year: https://www.bigtechnology.com/subscribe?coupon=0843016b Questions? Feedback? Write to: [email protected] --- Wealthfront.com/bigtech. If eligible for the overall boosted 4.15% rate offered with this promo, your boosted rate is subject to change if the 3.50% base rate decreases during the 3-month promo period. The Cash Account, which is not a deposit account, is offered by Wealthfront Brokerage LLC ("Wealthfront Brokerage"), Member FINRA/SIPC, not a bank. The Annual Percentage Yield ("APY") on cash deposits as of 11/7/25, is representative, requires no minimum, and may change at any time. The APY reflects the weighted average of deposit balances at participating Program Banks, which are not allocated equally. Wealthfront Brokerage sweeps cash balances to Program Banks, where they earn the variable base APY. Instant withdrawals are subject to certain conditions and processing times may vary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	AI in law has come a long way since a lawyer was caught using fake chat GPT generated cases and was sanctioned.
0:07.0	The technology is upending the field and it may be a sign of what's to come for the rest of us.
0:13.0	That's coming up right after this.
0:15.0	Capital One's tech team isn't just talking about multi-agentic AI.
0:20.0	They already deployed one. It's called
0:22.7	chat concierge, and it's simplifying car shopping. Using self-reflection and layered reasoning
0:28.8	with live API checks, it doesn't just help buyers find a car they love. It helps schedule a test
0:35.6	drive, get pre-approved for financing, and estimate trade and value.
0:40.6	Advanced, intuitive, and deployed. That's how they stack. That's technology at Capital One.
0:47.5	The truth is AI security is identity security. An AI agent isn't just a piece of code. It's a first-class
0:53.0	citizen in your digital ecosystem, and it needs to be treated like one.
0:56.8	That's why ACTA is taking the lead to secure these AI agents, the key to unlocking this new layer of protection, and identity security fabric.
1:04.6	Organizations need a unified, comprehensive approach that protects every identity, human or machine, with consistent policies and oversight.
1:12.4	Don't wait for a security incident to realize your AI agents are a massive blind spot.
1:16.6	Learn how Octa's identity security fabric can help you secure the next generation of identities,
1:22.0	including your AI agents.
1:23.7	Visit octa.com. That's okayta.com.
1:27.2	Welcome to Big Technology Podcast, a show for cool-headed and nuanced conversation of the tech world and beyond.
1:33.8	Today we are going to talk about a fascinating story about how AI is upending the legal field, a hidden story, one that I've been hearing about privately, but I'm excited to speak with you about
1:44.6	publicly, and we have the perfect guest to do it with us. Today, Malia Russell is here. She's a
1:49.9	senior correspondent, a business insider, and she covers how AI is changing the legal field.
1:55.4	Malia, welcome. Thanks for having me, Alex. So let me take you back to June 2020. There's a Reuters headline. It says New York lawyer
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