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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 10/08/2026

According to an *Economist* editorial, "AI is breaking the British state" by making it too easy to file complaints, demands and appeals, which will "drown the state" with "demands as well-crafted as a first-class lawyer's": archive.is/VTrj9 1/

Boston's brutalist city hall; it is surrounded by warring armies of vintage pulp robots, under a flaming sky.

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 10/08/2026

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Mity Cheese @mitycheese.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

And that's just with humans. Agentic AI releasing bot armies is going to create a whole new level of shit.

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Gary Oberbrunner @gary.oberbrunner.com · 10/08/2026

Interesting use of Boston City Hall as the avatar of The State.

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Spooky Snigdha @snig.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Interesting thread. What struck me about that editorial was how they have used AI drafted claims as a very convenient means of justifying rolling back on rights and introducing costs barriers. bsky.app/profile/snig...

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The Economist continues a line of articles on the impact of AI on the British state. Once again, they cite the fact employment tribunal claims are free. They criticise new renter's and worker's rights, and call for ET and FoI fees. The cure is not cost barriers and repealed rights. archive.is/VTrj9

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anotherbensegal.bsky.social @anotherbensegal.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Lawyer here: Am consistently struck by how bad even purpose-built ai law tools are. It’s not just fake cases but (very frequent) misreadings of real cases that get people in trouble. But AI produces work with the outward gloss of expertise and it is cheap, so the fear of slop overrun is legitimate

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Hieronymous Alloy @hieronymous.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

This article is valid, but overstated. I do administrative law work in the U.S. We are absolutely flooded with submissions, about twice the rate we saw last year. Those submissions are not "as well crafted as a first-class lawyer's." They're mostly junk. The main difference (1 of 2)

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Eugene Hetzel @eugenehetzel.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Automated kvetching. Finally, the people have the power to complain using a digital prayer wheel equivolent. America, prepare for the British Invasion 2.0y Vey.

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CC "J 6th Committee/Jack Smith" @capecodcountry.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Sounds like what tRump has been doing for years in our courts, drown the system in lawsuits forever.

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