NLJ this week: Beyond AI hallucinations

24 July 2026

Issue: 8171 / Categories: Career Clinic

The legal profession's AI challenge extends far beyond fabricated case citations, according to a warning about the next phase of technological risk

Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Alan Ma, Birmingham Law Society and Birmingham City University, argues that 'information bias'—where AI omits or deprioritises important authorities—may prove harder to detect than outright hallucinations.

A system grounded in trusted sources can still present an incomplete picture, he says, asking: ‘What has not been surfaced?’

Rather than retreating from AI, the profession should strengthen verification, transparency and independent professional judgement.

From fake cases to fragile confidence

NLJ this week: Beyond AI hallucinations

Categories: Career Clinic

The legal profession's AI challenge extends far beyond fabricated case citations, according to a warning about the next phase of technological risk

A system grounded in trusted sources can still present an incomplete picture, he says, asking: ‘What has not been surfaced?’

Rather than retreating from AI, the profession should strengthen verification, transparency and independent professional judgement.

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Volume 176, Issue 8171 [1]

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