Richard Schreiber argues that legal researchers must demand citations for every AI-generated claim, just as they would for any unsupported assertion. Without traceable sources, AI outputs are unreliable in court. Citation discipline is professional rigor, not paranoia.
Show me or it didn't happen. In law, unsupported assertions don't fly. Same goes for your AI research. Evidence earns trust. If you can't cite it, you can't use it. Picture every AI-assisted research output having a citation attached. Traceable, verifiable, courtroom-ready from day one. No scrambling later. No, where did this come from? Add citation checks to your research checklist. AI can generate confident-sounding texts, that's completely unsupported. Your job is to demand receipts before you rely on anything. Citation discipline isn't about being paranoid. It's about being professional. It's the standard you hold anyone else to. When your research is bulletproof, you walk into court confident. That confidence comes from process, not hope. I'm Richard Schreiber, your Law Firm AI Expert. DM me or head to LawFirmAIExpert.com. Or for more information about our product Trial Lift, which was designed exactly for trial attorneys and citation validation, go to our website triallift.com.
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