“NotebookLM was considered slightly better than 2.5 Pro by the evaluators.”
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- Hacker News · Jun 3, 2026Lexis+ AIMixed
“It didn't feel drastically different from using ChatGPT with the ability to search the web [...]”
open - Hacker News · Jun 3, 2026CriticizesLLM-drafted motions look good and usually pass unnoticed but are ethically dubious and hard for a human to catch, and reviewers grow lazier as the models improve. (summary, not a quote)open
- Hacker News · Jun 3, 2026MixedAI often outperforms knowledge workers, but only with the right questions and correction, and unchecked errors could be catastrophic in high-risk fields like legal work. (summary, not a quote)open
- Hacker News · Jun 3, 2026Lexis+ AIValues
“This is where AI offerings from Thomson or Lexis could shine, especially in jurisdictions where case law is not freely available online.”
open - Hacker News · Jun 3, 2026MixedAI chatbots can save some work, but their knowledge cutoff means they miss recent case law, so professionals relying on them risk personal liability and may have to redo the work. (summary, not a quote)open
- Hacker News · Jun 3, 2026
ChatGPTMixed“They are unbelievable at finding niche cases you would never have found on your own.”
open - Hacker News · Jun 3, 2026NeutralUses a coding agent to do initial legal research and drafting, pulls the full text of cited laws, then has Gemini look for issues and criticize the draft. (summary, not a quote)open
- Hacker News · Jun 3, 2026GeminiCriticizesAsked Gemini about personal conflicts; found it too conservative and shallow, so handles serious matters himself, using AI only for templated text. (summary, not a quote)open