On February 19, 2026, Law360 published an article titled “Meet the Attys ‘Vibe Coding’ Their Own AI Apps,” which features two different AI apps created by Debevoise lawyers and technologists. The first is a game that comes at the end of the firm’s training on its AI policy and tests whether lawyers and staff understand the requirements of the policy. The second is pricing calculator that the firm used to help decide how many AI licenses to purchase from various vendors while remaining within the firm’s budget. The article also contains several quotes from Avi Gesser, the leader of the firm’s AI practice, including:
For us, it’s always to solve a very specific problem,” Gesser said. “We’re not doing it for the sake of doing it. We don’t have solutions in search of problems.
The full article can be found here.
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This week marks the sixth anniversary of the Debevoise Data Blog. On February 20, 2020, we published our first post: Fifteen Ways to Reduce Regulatory and Reputational Risks for Your AI-Powered Applications – Lessons from Recent Court Decisions and Regulatory Activity, which actually holds up pretty well. A big thank you to our almost 4,000 subscribers for their continued interest and support.
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