Rania Combs
@raniacombs.bsky.social
Estate planning attorney. I prepare estate plans that protect families, preserve their wealth, and safeguard their legacies. 🇱🇧 #lawtwitter #lawsky
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Rania Combs
@raniacombs.bsky.social
· Jan 20
“I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality…I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.” - MLK Jr
So then full speed ahead with continuing to develop an “AI is so powerful… that it is very difficult for human civilisation to impose any restraints on it at all”? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
‘Wake up to the risks of AI, they are almost here,’ Anthropic boss warns
Dario Amodei questions if human systems are ready to handle the ‘almost unimaginable power’ that is ‘potentially imminent’
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:51 PM
So then full speed ahead with continuing to develop an “AI is so powerful… that it is very difficult for human civilisation to impose any restraints on it at all”? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Exactly. “The stakes go beyond economics. Work brings dignity and purpose to people’s lives. That’s what makes the AI transformation so consequential.” www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
AI needs to augment rather than replace humans or the workplace is doomed | Heather Stewart
Tech could lose its social acceptance unless it makes people’s lives better – and trade unions want an urgent conversation
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Exactly. “The stakes go beyond economics. Work brings dignity and purpose to people’s lives. That’s what makes the AI transformation so consequential.” www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
AI overviews are “reliable” except when they are catastrophically wrong. For medical and legal advice, consult professionals instead of “Almost Intelligence.”
January 25, 2026 at 1:26 PM
AI overviews are “reliable” except when they are catastrophically wrong. For medical and legal advice, consult professionals instead of “Almost Intelligence.”
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” MLKJr
January 19, 2026 at 1:05 PM
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” MLKJr
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If tax law were actually simple,
there wouldn’t be an entire industry built on explaining it poorly on Instagram.
I teach several law classes on bad social media tax law and estate planning advice, because it is a great (and fun) way to illustrate so many important concepts.
there wouldn’t be an entire industry built on explaining it poorly on Instagram.
I teach several law classes on bad social media tax law and estate planning advice, because it is a great (and fun) way to illustrate so many important concepts.
January 1, 2026 at 3:40 PM
If tax law were actually simple,
there wouldn’t be an entire industry built on explaining it poorly on Instagram.
I teach several law classes on bad social media tax law and estate planning advice, because it is a great (and fun) way to illustrate so many important concepts.
there wouldn’t be an entire industry built on explaining it poorly on Instagram.
I teach several law classes on bad social media tax law and estate planning advice, because it is a great (and fun) way to illustrate so many important concepts.
Now that it’s common knowledge that AI hallucinates, why would an attorney rely on AI to draft pleadings without verifying output?
An attorney couldn't stop using Grok (?!) to help draft filings, producing "a flood of tainted filings" & apparently triggering the implosion of a law firm & 3 lawyers' careers 🤖😵 The court called her misconduct "particularly egregious & prolific"
cases.justia.com/federal/dist...
cases.justia.com/federal/dist...
cases.justia.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Now that it’s common knowledge that AI hallucinates, why would an attorney rely on AI to draft pleadings without verifying output?
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How Your Private ChatGPT And Gemini Chats Are ‘Sold For Profit’
How Your Private ChatGPT And Gemini Chats Are ‘Sold For Profit’
These Chrome extensions see everything — and take everything. It may already be too late.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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“[L]earning from synthesized LLM responses led to shallower knowledge compared to gathering, interpreting and synthesizing information for oneself via standard web links.”
gizmodo.com/learning-wit...
gizmodo.com/learning-wit...
Learning With AI Falls Short Compared to Old-Fashioned Web Search
In virtually all the ways that matter, getting summarized information from AI models was less educational than doing the work of search.
gizmodo.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:32 PM
“[L]earning from synthesized LLM responses led to shallower knowledge compared to gathering, interpreting and synthesizing information for oneself via standard web links.”
gizmodo.com/learning-wit...
gizmodo.com/learning-wit...
Science is amazing: www.broadinstitute.org/news/single-...
Single prime editing system could potentially treat multiple genetic diseases
Researchers have developed a genome-editing strategy that targets a common cause of roughly 30 percent of rare diseases and could vastly improve access to gene-editing treatments for patients.
www.broadinstitute.org
November 19, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Science is amazing: www.broadinstitute.org/news/single-...
I really enjoyed talking with Ruby Powers about how using technology to make our practices more efficient gives us more space to focus on what truly matters: listening to clients, counseling them, and guiding them with care and empathy. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
Ep. 88: Don't Be a Bot: Reclaiming Empathy in the AI Era with Rania Combs
Podcast Episode · Power Up Your Practice · 11/18/2025 · 45m
podcasts.apple.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I really enjoyed talking with Ruby Powers about how using technology to make our practices more efficient gives us more space to focus on what truly matters: listening to clients, counseling them, and guiding them with care and empathy. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
“We’re all chasing something—success, control, attention—but every chase ends in stillness.
What matters is who we loved and how we showed up while we were still running.” open.substack.com/pub/everyday...
What matters is who we loved and how we showed up while we were still running.” open.substack.com/pub/everyday...
A Nurse Recorded 300 Final Breaths—And Found Only 7 Things That Truly Matter in Life
After listening to the confessions of 300 dying people, I decided to completely change my life
open.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
“We’re all chasing something—success, control, attention—but every chase ends in stillness.
What matters is who we loved and how we showed up while we were still running.” open.substack.com/pub/everyday...
What matters is who we loved and how we showed up while we were still running.” open.substack.com/pub/everyday...
Tech companies “have remade our world and have become unfathomably rich for it, all while being mostly oblivious or uninterested in the fallout.”https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2025/10/data-centers-ai-crash/684765/?gift=ZV-j7muNajQ0dFrn8kjD7oPCHvXfCafRv5YdL5pDuR0
Here’s How the AI Crash Happens
The U.S. is becoming an Nvidia-state.
www.theatlantic.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Tech companies “have remade our world and have become unfathomably rich for it, all while being mostly oblivious or uninterested in the fallout.”https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2025/10/data-centers-ai-crash/684765/?gift=ZV-j7muNajQ0dFrn8kjD7oPCHvXfCafRv5YdL5pDuR0
Wow.
People with advanced lung or skin cancer who were taking certain immunotherapy drugs lived substantially longer if they also got a Pfizer or Moderna shot within 100 days of starting treatment.
Learn more:
Learn more:
COVID-19 vaccines may help some cancer patients fight tumors
www.stripes.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Wow.
Science is amazing! www.bbc.com/news/article...
Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time
One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.
www.bbc.com
September 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Science is amazing! www.bbc.com/news/article...
“AI systems will always make a certain percentage of mistakes, no matter how much the technology improves”
“OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws”
https://www.computerworld.com/article/4059383/openai-admits-ai-hallucinations-are-mathematically-inevitable-not-just-engineering-flaws.html
https://www.computerworld.com/article/4059383/openai-admits-ai-hallucinations-are-mathematically-inevitable-not-just-engineering-flaws.html
September 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
“AI systems will always make a certain percentage of mistakes, no matter how much the technology improves”
What a devastating story about a company that appears to prioritize profits over safety. there should be safeguards to prevent AI from encouraging self harm in its users. techpolicy.press/breaking-dow...
Breaking Down the Lawsuit Against OpenAI Over Teen's Suicide | TechPolicy.Press
A California teen sought advice from OpenAI's GPT-4o on how to end his life. His parents are suing the company and its CEO.
techpolicy.press
August 27, 2025 at 12:03 PM
What a devastating story about a company that appears to prioritize profits over safety. there should be safeguards to prevent AI from encouraging self harm in its users. techpolicy.press/breaking-dow...
Exactly! “If anyone asks you for cash or any sort of prepaid option like debit cards or gift cards, it’s a big flashing neon sign that you’re being scammed.” www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-...
Here’s how I barely talked my 80-year-old relative out of giving $40,000 to scammers
He was drawn in by a very sophisticated operation, and it took a lot of logic to convince him it wasn’t real
www.marketwatch.com
August 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Exactly! “If anyone asks you for cash or any sort of prepaid option like debit cards or gift cards, it’s a big flashing neon sign that you’re being scammed.” www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-...
“Critical thinking is like an exercise. If you stop doing it, your body forgets it and you lose the talent”
english.elpais.com/technology/2...
english.elpais.com/technology/2...
ChatGPT dissidents, the students who refuse to use AI: ‘I couldn’t remember the last time I had written something by myself’
Some college students are beginning to limit their use of artificial intelligence, so as not to hinder their own creativity, discipline and critical thinking
english.elpais.com
August 3, 2025 at 10:17 PM
“Critical thinking is like an exercise. If you stop doing it, your body forgets it and you lose the talent”
english.elpais.com/technology/2...
english.elpais.com/technology/2...
Love this: www.omaritani.com/blog/wabi-sa...
5 Teachings From The Japanese Wabi-Sabi Philosophy That Can Drastically Improve Your Life — OMAR ITANI
Wabi-sabi is an ancient Japanese philosophy that motions us to constantly search for the beauty in imperfection and accept the more natural cycle of life. It reminds us that all things including us an...
www.omaritani.com
July 16, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Love this: www.omaritani.com/blog/wabi-sa...
Great explainer from Kelly Erb about the new tax bill. No one makes tax as accessible as @Taxgirl.
Questions About The New Tax Bill? @Taxgirl Has Answers via @forbes www.forbes.com/sites/kellyp...
Questions About The New Tax Bill? Taxgirl Has Answers
New deductions for seniors, tipped workers and overtime, plus a tax hit on gamblers, have generated confusion, misinformation and outrage.
www.forbes.com
July 12, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Great explainer from Kelly Erb about the new tax bill. No one makes tax as accessible as @Taxgirl.
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is: “Often the job will have an easy interview or no interview, promise to let you work from home, and let you start right away” apnews.com/article/job-...
Job scams are on the rise and more people are falling for them. Protect yourself with these tips
As job-seekers look for work in an challenging environment, an increasing number are falling victim to scams that promise good pay for completing easy online tasks.
apnews.com
July 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is: “Often the job will have an easy interview or no interview, promise to let you work from home, and let you start right away” apnews.com/article/job-...
Team USA’s women’s U24 ultimate team just won the world championship! So proud of my daughter and all her teammates!
June 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Team USA’s women’s U24 ultimate team just won the world championship! So proud of my daughter and all her teammates!
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“We wanted robots to clean the dishes and do our laundry, so we could draw pictures and write stories. Instead they gave us robots to draw pictures and write stories, so we could clean dishes and do laundry.” www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/how-ai-is-...
AI Killed My Job: Tech workers
Tech workers at TikTok, Google, and across the industry share stories about how AI is changing, ruining, or replacing their jobs.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
June 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
“We wanted robots to clean the dishes and do our laundry, so we could draw pictures and write stories. Instead they gave us robots to draw pictures and write stories, so we could clean dishes and do laundry.” www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/how-ai-is-...
Great advice from Jen Mercieca.
What Happens When You Trade Doomscrolling for Hopescrolling: Doomscrolling turns our phones into misery machines—and makes us see the world as a mean, scary place. Here's what happened when Jennifer Mercieca's students tried hopescrolling instead
www.zocalopublicsquare.org/what-happens...
www.zocalopublicsquare.org/what-happens...
What Happens When You Trade Doomscrolling for Hopescrolling
Our phones have become misery machines. Hopescrolling can change that.
www.zocalopublicsquare.org
June 23, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Great advice from Jen Mercieca.