e-discovery Team: Urges Other Judges and Lawyers to Follow Suit: “The Eleventh Circuit published a ground breaking Concurring Opinion on May 28, 2024 by Judge Kevin C. Newsom on the use of generative AI to help decide contract interpretation issues. Snell v. United Specialty Ins. Co., 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 12733 *; _ F.4th _ (11th Cir., 05/28/24). The case in question centered around interpretation of an insurance policy. Circuit Judge Kevin C. Newsom not only admits to using ChatGPT to help him make his decision, but praises its utility and urges other judges and lawyers to do so too. His analysis is impeccable and his writing is superb. That is bold judicial leadership – Good News. I love his opinion and bet that you will too. The only way to do the Concurring Opinion justice is to quote all of it, all 6,485 words. I know that’s a lot of words, but unlike ChatGPT, which is a good writer, Judge Newsom is a great writer. Judge Kevin C. Newsom, a Harvard law graduate from Birmingham, Alabama, is creative in his wise and careful use of AI. Judge Newsom added photos to his opinion and, as I have been doing recently in my articles, quoted in full the transcripts of the ChatGPT sessions he relied upon. He leads by doing and his analysis is correct, including especially his commentary on AI and human hallucinations…”