
The ‘Reasonable Degree’ Loophole: Why AI Competence Can’t Be Optional
“Would you use a tack hammer or a piledriver to build a birdhouse? Yes, both create an impact designed to drive metal through materials. Different AI models are similarly specialized. Using ChatGPT for legal research is like using that piledriver on the birdhouse—wrong tool, predictable disaster, Rule 1.1 violation.”


