Star Hip Hop Lawyer Accused of Using AI in Big Case He Lost

Star lawyer David Kenner—known for representing hip hop artists Snoop Dogg and Suge Knight—is accused of making several giant lapses during the conviction of his latest major client.

In a motion for a new trial filed on Monday evening, new attorneys for Fugees rapper Pras Michel blasted Kenner as unprepared and unscrupulous. Among their most startling claims: that Kenner used an “experimental” artificial intelligence program to help draft his closing argument in the trial. They said the program didn’t even perform its job well.

Later, the new defense team said, they became aware that Kenner had “a financial interest in the AI program.” He even offered a quote for a press release promoting the new technology, saying, “This is an absolute game changer for complex litigation...The system turned hours or days of legal work into seconds. This is a look into the future of how cases will be conducted.”

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