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The Measuring Device and the Machine

A s major firms grant billable-hour credit for AI training—rewarding lawyers for learning to eliminate hours rather than generate them—artificial intelligence threatens to sever the century-old connection between time spent and value delivered, potentially pulling apart the measuring device and the machine.

The Measuring Device and the Machine

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A s major firms grant billable-hour credit for AI training—rewarding lawyers for learning to eliminate hours rather than generate them—artificial intelligence threatens to sever the century-old connection between time spent and value delivered, potentially pulling apart the measuring device and the machine.

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A s major firms grant billable-hour credit for AI training—rewarding lawyers for learning to eliminate hours rather than generate them—artificial intelligence threatens to sever the century-old connection between time spent and value delivered, potentially pulling apart the measuring device and the machine.

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