Only one type of lawyer will survive the AI wipeout

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Updated Aug 20, 2026 – 3.14pm, first published at 5.00am

The computer science lecturer who used artificial intelligence to beat Macquarie University in an industrial relations stoush has a grim summary of the future of the legal profession: carnage.<br>Greg Baker caused a stir when he used AI agents to run a successful case against the real lawyers representing the university in the Fair Work Commission.<br>Loading...

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