Doug Austin's daily blog covering trends, best practices and case law in electronic discovery, cybersecurity and data privacy.
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Looks like much of Microsoft 364 is still down this morning. No, that's not a misprint. 😉 How has it impacted you? Here's what I've seen. ediscoverytoday.com/2026/11/… #microsoft #outage #cloud #m365 #uptimedisaster
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Interesting study from @RelativityHQ & @IDC! According to their study, most legal professionals say AI has not yet changed hiring! More here! #ai #legal #legaltech #careers #corporate #industrytrends prnewswire.com/news-releases…
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We're back! Monday at 1pm ET, join us for our November @edrm case law webinar sponsored by @ComplexD! 6 new cases! ediscoverytoday.com/2026/11/… #ediscovery #caselaw #ai #genai #legal #legaltech #redactions #sanctions
How should legal teams evaluate legal hold software? Shelley Bougnague of @cloudficient discusses that, with a link to a guide for more info! #legal #legaltech #legalhold #ediscovery #cloud #bestpractices cloudficient.com/blog/how-to…
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Why do AI agents go rogue? Because, like a growing puppy, they’re ‘incorrigible.’ Addressing this is key before they become too powerful. ediscoverytoday.com/2026/11/… #ai #agenticai #industrytrends #ethics
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Discernis says getting the workflow right & preparing for what’s coming is key to success in using AI in corporate investigations. More here, in the third part of their three part series! #ai #genai #legal #legaltech #ediscovery #corporate #investigations hubs.ly/Q04DVwK_0
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Ruh-roh! Apparently, Claude Code is accidentally exposing passwords, API keys, and more on GitHub. Here’s what’s happening. ediscoverytoday.com/2026/11/… #ai #agenticai #dataprivacy #dataprotection #cybersecurity #claudecode
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eDiscovery technology doesn’t govern coordination. Orchestrated workflows do. Bryant Bell of @Exterro discusses why here! #ediscovery #workflows #bestpractices #legal #legaltech #ai exterro.com/resources/edisco…
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Given AI's tendency to be sycophantic, I asked Gemini, ChatGPT & Claude how to avoid sycophancy in AI models. Results compiled & linked here! ediscoverytoday.com/2026/11/… #ai #genai #googlegemini #chatgpt #claude #sycophancy
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I interviewed Hannah Woodruff, Director of Product Management for Data Breach Response at @RelativityHQ, discussing Relativity aiR’s automated detection & linkage of PI/PHI in images!
#ai #genai #agenticai #ediscovery #pii #phi #databreachresponse ediscoverytoday.com/2026/11/…
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This is wild. ChatGPT allegedly helped a woman plan her husband’s murder – after he recommended she start using it for work. More here! ediscoverytoday.com/2026/11/… #ai #genai #chatgpt #litigation #legal #oleanders
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This week’s kitchen sink (w/meme from Gates Dogfish) discusses showing grace to opponents, discoverability of AI prompts & more! ediscoverytoday.com/2026/11/… #ai #genai #agenticai #legal #legaltech #ediscovery #caselaw #ethics #privacy #security
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In ‘yo face! Literally. 😉 There’s a report that Microsoft has filed a patent for AI that can alter what people say: in real time! Imagine the possibilities! ediscoverytoday.com/2026/11/… #ai #microsoft #patents
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The mid-terms are over and democrats were big winners in many races. But Republicans aren’t the only losers. Data centers lost too: big. ediscoverytoday.com/2026/11/… #ai #genai #agenticai #industrytrends #datacenters
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How important is an AI policy checklist? And what should be included in it? @cimplifi discusses AI policy checklist best practices here! #ai #genai #agenticai #legal #legaltech #corporate #bestpractices #ediscovery cimplifi.com/resources/stepp…
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ChatGPT claims to have achieved 20% of Google’s search volume. Is that true? And, more importantly, does it matter? See why I think it does. ediscoverytoday.com/2026/11/… #ai #genai #industrytrends #newnormal
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Google is making it easier to restrict its AI tools for students. But schools that reject AI entirely will lose Google Search – entirely. ediscoverytoday.com/2026/11/… #ai #genai #google #education #industrytrends
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Today, @InsightOptix introduced enterprise-wide legal hold intelligence with its latest release of Legal Hold Evolve™! Here’s the announcement! #ediscovery #legalhold #preservation #enterprisesoftware #legal #legaltech insightoptix.com/insight-opt…
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Remember the @RedgraveLLP study of aiR for Review? @RelativityHQ is now letting you weigh in on close calls: documents where reviewers disagreed. #ai #genai #ediscovery #legal #legaltech #litigation #documentreview ediscoverytoday.com/2026/11/…
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Choosing an eDiscovery vendor is challenging. Amanda Fong of @Nextpoint discusses 9 tips and questions to ask when doing so! #ediscovery #software #services #ai #pricing #legal #legaltech nextpoint.com/ediscovery-blo…
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