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0 pointsterminalshort2mo ago0 comments

1. Get owned in court because you used an LLM that made a poor legal argument.

2. Get owned out of court because you couldn't afford the $100K (minimum) that you have to pay to the lawyer's cartel to even be able to make your argument in front of a judge.

I'll take number 1. At least you have a fighting chance. And it's only going to get better. LLMs today are the worst they will ever be, whereas the lawyer's cartel rarely gets better and never cuts its prices.

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pousada2mo ago

Does it cost 100k minimum in the US to get a lawyer? Or am I misunderstanding something?

terminalshortOP2mo ago

There is no "get a lawyer." You pay by the hour. And there is months to years of procedure before the judge even knows your lawsuit exists.

pousada2mo ago

And the minimum to file a lawsuit comes out to 100k at standard rates ? Or was it just a random number?

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__loam2mo ago

Many lawyers work on contingency and take a set proportion of the settlement if they win instead of charging hourly.

terminalshortOP2mo ago

That's assuming you are the one doing the suing and not the one getting sued. And even then, that applies to only very limited types of cases. And even then, the contingency is typically 33% (and sometimes can even eat over 50%) of your damages awarded, so the cost is massive in any case.

There is the option of small claims court which is massively cheaper, but it has very low limits for damages, so it's barely worth the effort.

chrisjj2mo ago

> LLMs today are the worst they will ever be

Just wait till you see tomorrow's, trained on the slop fabricated by today's.

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0 pointsterminalshort2mo ago0 comments

1. Get owned in court because you used an LLM that made a poor legal argument.

2. Get owned out of court because you couldn't afford the $100K (minimum) that you have to pay to the lawyer's cartel to even be able to make your argument in front of a judge.

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pousada2mo ago

Does it cost 100k minimum in the US to get a lawyer? Or am I misunderstanding something?

terminalshortOP2mo ago

There is no "get a lawyer." You pay by the hour. And there is months to years of procedure before the judge even knows your lawsuit exists.

pousada2mo ago

And the minimum to file a lawsuit comes out to 100k at standard rates ? Or was it just a random number?

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__loam2mo ago

Many lawyers work on contingency and take a set proportion of the settlement if they win instead of charging hourly.

terminalshortOP2mo ago

There is the option of small claims court which is massively cheaper, but it has very low limits for damages, so it's barely worth the effort.

chrisjj2mo ago

> LLMs today are the worst they will ever be

Just wait till you see tomorrow's, trained on the slop fabricated by today's.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse