AI-powered tools make legal action cheaper and easier, as the case of the “LexPunk Army” shows. According to the Harvard Business Review, this group of lawyers and developers used an AI bot to submit masses of comments on a proposed law by the U.S. Treasury Department. The flood of 120,000 comments, compared to an average of three, significantly weakened the final legislative text.
The article sees this as a prototype for the future of litigation and warns companies of the new risks. Authors Stephen Heitkamp and Sean West argue that rising geopolitical instability and the decline of the rule of law are already exposing companies to increased legal risks. AI tools could exacerbate this situation by allowing anyone to file a large number of lawsuits with little effort.
The article recommends that companies prepare for this new reality by analyzing their vulnerabilities, monitoring emerging threats, and developing risk mitigation strategies. The experts cite cybersecurity as a model and recommend a similar approach to the legal challenges that lie ahead.