The lawyer who won a $6 million verdict against Meta says AI let him do 30 hours of work in 10
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Trial lawyer Mark Lanier used AI to help win a landmark $6M social media addiction verdict against Meta and Google, calling it like having 10 extra workers.
Mark Lanier, the Texas trial lawyer who won a landmark $6 million verdict against Meta and Google in a social media addiction case in March, says AI was central to his preparation and execution throughout the five-week trial. Lanier told Business Insider that the technology let him compress 30 hours of work into 10, describing it as having “10 additional workers who are incredibly well-trained, who know the file inside and out, who work 24 hours a day.” The case was the first social media addiction lawsuit to reach a jury verdict in the United States.
The jury found Meta and Google negligent and ruled their platforms were “dangerous,” awarding $3 million in compensatory damages and $3 million...
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