Episode 22 - When a Machine Acts Who Answers With Larry Bridgesmith

When a federal appeals court lifts a ban on an AI shopping agent and admits there's almost no law governing who's responsible when software acts on your behalf, the question isn't hypothetical anymore. In this episode of True Journalism, hosts Richard Schreiber and Tom Martin sit down with Larry Bridgesmith — adjunct professor of law and coordinator of the Program on Law and Innovation at Vanderbilt Law School, president of Dash for Law DAO, and advisor at Armored Quantum — to unpack the legal, ethical, and technological fault lines widening beneath our institutions. The conversation spans AI's disruption of the billable hour and the legal business model, the epidemic of AI hallucinations in court filings and the sanctions that followed, the "harvest now, decrypt later" quantum computing threat to cybersecurity, and how brain science and mediation offer a path to changing minds without coercion. Larry also shares insights from his upcoming book, The Life of Learning the Hard Way, on navigating conflict and pursuing justice across a career that has spanned litigation, dispute resolution, and legal innovation. From Cambridge Analytica's manipulation of swing voters to the President monetizing early access to social media posts, this episode asks the question Edward R. Murrow posed decades ago: when something acts on your behalf, who answers for what it does? Guest Contact: Larry Bridgesmith on LinkedIn (where he regularly posts his analysis and commentary) His upcoming book, The Life of Learning the Hard Way, will be available on Amazon in the coming months #TrueJournalism #LarryBridgesmith #AIAndLaw #QuantumComputing #LegalInnovation #AccessToJustice #Cybersecurity #PostQuantum #AIHallucinations #LegalTech #BillableHour #Mediation #VanderbiltLaw #ArmoredQuantum #AIResponsibility #FutureOfLaw #TechEthics #ConflictResolution #DataPrivacy #LegalIndustry