About whether fine-tuned AI models will threaten lawyers' work.
Has this happened?
Yes 43 (31%)Not sure 44 (32%)No 52 (37%)
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
Hacker News has set AI a lot of challenges over the years. Which ones has it met?
About whether fine-tuned AI models will threaten lawyers' work.
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
Trust me, existing LLMs are nowhere near being able to provide that kind of legal analysis. With the diminishing rate of improvement in the frontier models that we’ve seen, I’m also doubtful this particular technology is on a path to get there.