Here’s the kitchen sink for October 10, 2025 of ten stories that I didn’t get to this week – with another brand-new meme from Gates Dogfish!

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Here is the kitchen sink for October 10, 2025 of ten stories that I didn’t get to this week, with a comment from me about each:

We’re up to 432 AI hallucination cases and counting! As I discussed in this post, there’s a site that is tracking AI hallucination cases, so I am showing an updated total weekly here.

Also, the 2H 2025 eDiscovery Business Confidence Survey, conducted by ComplexDiscovery and Rob Robinson is still going on! Please consider participating here!

AI Can Write the Legal Summaries Most Lawyers and Law Firms Put Up on the Net: As Kevin O’Keefe writes: “Real, authentic commentary from practicing lawyers, the kind that builds authority and trust will be far harder for AI to replace” than the “legal summaries coming from cases, regulations, and whatnot” that many firms are putting out. I would say it doesn’t have to be just from “practicing lawyers” – other law firm professionals are also capable of producing real, authentic commentary too. But I see his point.

Phishing is old, but AI just gave it new life: A new threat report from Comcast analyzes 34.6 billion(!) cybersecurity events over the past year. Spoiler alert – phishing is just one threat being boosted by AI.

Law Firms Cagey About Their AI Use and How They Bill It, Rankling Legal Departments: Ruh-roh! According to Axiom’s global survey of over 600 senior legal leaders, nearly 80% of law firms are actively using AI tools. Yet instead of passing efficiency gains on to clients, most are “pocketing the savings—and in many cases, charging even more for AI-enhanced work,” the report says. I’m shocked! 😉

Recruiters Use A.I. to Scan Résumés. Applicants Are Trying to Trick It.: At Relativity Fest this week, Joe Patrice warned everybody about prompt injection (and kindly referenced our post here while doing it). This is the latest example – job hunters are trying to fool A.I. into moving their applications to the top of the pile with embedded instructions. Ruh-roh!

A.I. Video Generators Are Now So Good You Can No Longer Trust Your Eyes: This NYT article claims “The widespread use of instant video generators like Sora will bring an end to visuals as proof.” As always, while some are using Sora for fun videos (like phony cellphone footage of a raccoon on an airplane, videos of a cat floating to heaven and a dog climbing rocks at a bouldering gym), others are using the tool for more nefarious purposes, like spreading disinformation, including fake security footage of crimes that never happened. Ruh-roh!

Dead celebrities are apparently fair game for Sora 2 video manipulation: Ruh-roh! Then again, who doesn’t want to see Michael Jackson doing kitchen-based standup comedy, Stephen Hawking’s wheelchair wiping out on a giant skateboard ramp, Mister Rogers doing a cameo on Jackass or Kurt Cobain stealing KFC chicken fingers? 🤣

The European Union’s Strategic AI Shift: Fostering Sovereignty and Innovation: As Rob Robinson reports, the European Commission is scheduled to officially unveil the “Apply AI Strategy” on October 8, 2025, a comprehensive plan that signals a decisive move toward technological sovereignty. It’s designed to position European-built AI as the engine room of the continent’s industrial, healthcare, defense, and public administration ambitions. Rob also discusses what this means for cybersecurity, information governance, and eDiscovery professionals.

Insurers balk at paying out huge settlements for claims against AI firms: Ruh-roh! Apparently, OpenAI and Anthropic are considering using investor funds to settle potential claims from multibillion-dollar lawsuits, as insurers balk at providing comprehensive coverage for the risks associated with artificial intelligence. Guess it’s time to raise more money! 😉

Lawyers Send Millions of Queries to AI Tools Despite Security Risks, Firm Bans: OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude now field millions of queries from attorneys drafting contracts and researching case law, despite the tools remaining prone to fabricating information and lacking the security features law firms require. Anthropic reports 200,000 daily queries from lawyers on its Claude platform alone, equivalent to approximately 6 million monthly queries. In other words, they’re doing exactly what we thought they would do. Ruh-roh!

Rule 37(e)(1) Sanctions for Breach of Duty to Preserve Communications: Sanctions? Ruh-roh! 🤣 Michael Berman’s post on the EDRM blog discusses a plaintiff who produced screenshots of Facebook and text messages and provided “varied” explanations for her inability to produce her cell phone. Could have easily been a Rule 37(e)(2) sanction, IMO.

Hope you enjoyed the kitchen sink for October 10, 2025! Back next week with another edition!

So, what do you think? Which story is your favorite one? Please share any comments you might have or if you’d like to know more about a particular topic.

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