Tech4law iconTech4lawSep 7, 2026

THE BLACK BOX MUTINY – Why Less Intelligent AI May Be the Smarter Legal Choice

There's usually a polished deck, a consultant repeating "at scale", and an AI system nobody in the room can explain without calling the vendor. Welcome to the friction economy – the expensive collision between hyper-automated systems and stubbornly un-automated humans.

THE BLACK BOX MUTINY – Why Less Intelligent AI May Be the Smarter Legal Choice

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There's usually a polished deck, a consultant repeating "at scale", and an AI system nobody in the room can explain without calling the vendor.

Welcome to the friction economy – the expensive collision between hyper-automated systems and stubbornly un-automated humans.

Corporate optimism tends to peak just before litigation.

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There's usually a polished deck, a consultant repeating "at scale", and an AI system nobody in the room can explain without calling the vendor. Welcome to the friction economy – the expensive collision between hyper-automated systems and stubbornly un-automated humans. Corporate optimism tends to peak just before litigation.

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Corporate optimism tends to peak just before litigation. Legal stays quiet, which isn't necessarily reassurance.

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