Demanding a new trial after conviction, the rapper claims his ex-lawyer used untested AI tools because he has an “undisclosed financial stake” in the company that sells them.
“utterly failed” him during the April trial, denying him his constitutional right to effective counsel. Among other shortcomings, the rapper said Kenner outsourced prep work to “inexperienced contract attorneys” and “failed to object to damaging and inadmissible testimony” during the trial.Most unusual of all, Michel accused Kenner of using “an experimental artificial intelligence program” to draft his closing arguments for the trial, resulting in a deeply flawed presentation.
During that trial, Michel was represented by Kenner, a well-known Los Angeles criminal defense attorney who has previously repped hip-hop luminaries like. But earlier this summer, Michel asked for permission to replace Kenner with a new team of lawyers; in August, Kenner and his firm were swapped out for lawyers from the national firm ArentFox Schiff.
“This is an absolute game changer for complex litigation,” Kenner said in the press release. “The system turned hours or days ofBut according to Michel’s new lawyers, Kenner’s use of the program was harmful, not helpful, to his client’s case.
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