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If you present it with a perfect set of information it can do a half-decent job of it, but there's no way for a non-expert user to know what encompasses a complete set of info. Takes someone with reasoning skills and relevant expertise to dig out the useful facts.

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Denys Beecher @dbeecher.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, this is the biggest problem I've seen with AI stuff. It's not capable of picking up on facts which might be relevant and asking deeper questions to find out if they are or not.

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Denys Beecher @dbeecher.bsky.social · 1d

Most circuits have found they don't apply at this point. The 9th is kind of an outlier.

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Denys Beecher @dbeecher.bsky.social · 1d

It doesn't even seem to have been a major issue in the case looking back through the recent motion practice. He was crunched for time because he came into the case at the last minute, not because Proskauer was bombarding him.

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Denys Beecher @dbeecher.bsky.social · 1d

Failed sword falling!

The only thing I am glad about is that now the story, from what I've heard at least, is more similar to other cases in that the lawyer who ended up getting sucked into this through AI usually comes in with some contrition and explains what happened. But until today, you know, it has been really more indignance, and that is very much not a
good look in this circumstance because, frankly, Proskauer was right in everything that they said, as far as I can tell. So I think they are owed somewhat of an apology as well. I mean, when I read your papers, my first reaction was, well, maybe Proskauer is wrong; but then we looked at all this stuff.

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Denys Beecher @dbeecher.bsky.social · 1d

This has got to be even worse than using AI hallucinations to respond to sanctions for AI hallucinations. It appears he was using the new hallucinations to lie to the court.

I would have, actually, understood a little more if right from the outset you said, look, I was under pressure. We did do all these things they are claiming. It seemed to me, though, that when you did oppose, it was almost indignant that no, there is no evidence that we used
AI or unvetted AI.
I am glad to hear you describe it today, but there are several court papers which deny it. That's also difficult for me here because it seems to run counter to the duty of candor to the Court and your opponent, which is disappointing.

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Denys Beecher @dbeecher.bsky.social · 1d

Instantiated within the same person?

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Denys Beecher @dbeecher.bsky.social · 1d

We know for sure from this complaint that the Texas Counterterroism people are monitoring BlueSky, even for people outside of Texas, so you might already have a shot. No need to move.

The July 7, 2025 Threats
12. In July 2025, the Texas Department of Public Safety, Intelligence and Counterterrorism Division, also known as the Texas Fusion Center, reported that the Bluesky “@scottishninja” account—which, as explained above, is STOVER’s—had posted additional messages between June and July 2025. For example:

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Denys Beecher @dbeecher.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, your libel laws suck because you don't have a First Amendment. That's the point I was making.

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Denys Beecher @dbeecher.bsky.social · 1d

Guy was unstable, confessed, and pled guilty. Who in their right mind thought he was going to get 30 years+?

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Denys Beecher @dbeecher.bsky.social · 1d

"I don't even like Hasan" would have been so easy!

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Denys Beecher @dbeecher.bsky.social · 1d

Red Dead Redemption 2 made killing Klan members a selling point.

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Denys Beecher @dbeecher.bsky.social · 1d

You'll note that it was their UK branch announcing this, where they don't have First Amendment protections.

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Denys Beecher @dbeecher.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, fuck all the way off, WaPo.

VA’s disability program is an ‘honor system.’ These veterans are defrauding it.

Post investigation finds VA’s $193 billion disability program has turned into a rich target for fraudsters. Some fake blindness or paralysis to get as much as $1 million.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Denys Beecher @dbeecher.bsky.social · 1d

Depends on what you count as hateful. They take a "we don't approve, but the government should stay out of it" position which seems like the best possible way to handle it.

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