Further Comments The Fast and the Curious
Dec 27, 2025
Damien and Horace explore the intersection of AI, ethics, and legal tech after a hiatus. They discuss using religious texts to instill human values in AI and the emergence of bespoke tools by lawyers. The conversation delves into AI-driven transformations in law firms, emphasizing efficiency and new pricing models. They raise concerns about paywalls hindering access to justice and the importance of open data. Ethical dilemmas and the future of open-source legal frameworks are also on the table, alongside exciting predictions for symbolic ethical AI.
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Building A Moral Knowledge Graph
- Damien Riehl proposes building symbolic moral knowledge graphs from religious and philosophical texts to encode shared human values.
- The goal is a deterministic, machine-readable map of moral consensus across traditions to guide AI decisions.
Proprietary Data As The New Moat
- Lawyers are increasingly 'vibe coding' bespoke tools, shrinking vendor moats and raising build-vs-buy questions for law firms.
- Proprietary corpora (cases, statutes, firm knowledge) remain the strongest defensible moat for legal tech vendors.
Joining Clio And The Business-Of-Law Focus
- Damien Riehl announces he joined Clio and praises their team and culture as a good fit.
- He frames Clio's work on business-of-law data as central to future legal AI capabilities.