<![CDATA[“In contrast, #Mike is #OpenSource #software meaning it is free to download and customise.]]>“In contrast, is meaning it is free to download and customise. It also means that using the software carries and , potentially deterring firms from using the tool.

Worth $15 billion and $8 billion, respectively, and have come to dominate the legal corner of the AI universe, with all of ’s top eight subscribing to one or both.

Mike was built as a direct challenge to their iron grip, according to its founder , a former at top-ranked US law firm Latham & Watkins, who used existing to ” his new app.”

Cheap to use. No maintenance, support, documentation or verification that it works. Law is by definition cautious and regressive. Some law firm will try it, fail and be pushed out of an Industry where reputation to win comes before price.

/ <https://archive.md/mXr0t> / (paywall) <https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/meet-mike-the-free-ai-for-lawyers-that-might-blow-up-a-23bn-sector-20260506-p5zudj>

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/ba313d55-555b-4b86-b41d-3067558ec2b6/in-contrast-mike-is-opensource-software-meaning-it-is-free-to-download-and-customise.RSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 04:40:59 GMTThu, 07 May 2026 05:14:51 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to “In contrast, #Mike is #OpenSource #software meaning it is free to download and customise. on Thu, 07 May 2026 09:30:13 GMT]]>@jzakotnik having written software for Law (Ringtail), this DYI system hides the costs as externalities.

I’d rather legal professionals work with a proven toolset. Listen to the the lengths Jake Heller (co-founder , ) go to, to make their systems verifiable.

A vibe-coded, open source system by a newly minted legal / N00b developer is asking for trouble.

<https://youtube.com/watch?v=l0h3nAW13ao>

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ioc.exchange/users/peterrenshaw/statuses/116532590226390427https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ioc.exchange/users/peterrenshaw/statuses/116532590226390427Thu, 07 May 2026 09:30:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to “In contrast, #Mike is #OpenSource #software meaning it is free to download and customise. on Thu, 07 May 2026 05:17:39 GMT]]>@peterrenshaw I don't think so, you don't need to trust it 100%, but there's so much stupid boilerplate work in documents that can be automated easily without risk. You don't need maintenance, support and documentation for this.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jzakotnik/statuses/116531597103710852https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jzakotnik/statuses/116531597103710852Thu, 07 May 2026 05:17:39 GMT