Why AI Companies Prioritize Growth Over Safety: AI Psychosis, Suicide Cases, & Corporate Negligence

Rachel Lanier and Sarah Lanier, The Lanier Law Firm, join Jon Robinson and Marc Rioux to break down how AI is being weaponized against vulnerable people, and how lawyers are fighting back. From ChatGPT's role in suicide cases to AI psychosis creating new litigation categories, Rachel and Sarah provide firsthand accounts from the front lines of social media addiction litigation. Learn the specific AI tools trial lawyers should be using (Claude, Perplexity, Gemini), the types of hallucinations that will destroy your case, and the responsible 10-80-10 framework for integrating AI into litigation. The conversation covers the landmark social media addiction trial, the upcoming MDL bellwether cases against Meta and Google, and what happens when AI systems impersonate doctors, lawyers, and therapists without disclosure. Explore how the competition between OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic is creating a dangerous arms race where new models are released before proper testing, and why Meta is now blocking ads from lawyers who've sued them. Whether you're building a trial team for the 21st century or understanding why AI is both your greatest asset and your greatest liability, this discussion provides the exact operational framework you need. Chapters: 0:00 - Live from Mass Torts Puerto Rico with Rachel and Sarah Lanier 1:05 - ChatGPT and AI Technology in Trial Practice 2:50 - Sarah's Unofficial Role as the AI Expert at the Firm 4:15 - Why Law School Began Teaching AI Ethics Two Years Ago 5:35 - Deep Fakes, AI Evidence, and Courtroom Admissibility 7:00 - The Tools Trial Lawyers Actually Use: Claude, Perplexity, ChatGPT, Gemini 11:50 - Understanding How Different AI Platforms Source Their Data 15:45 - Why AI Hallucinations Destroyed Court Cases 17:35 - The ChatGPT Suicide Case: "Rest Easy, King" 20:50 - AI Psychosis: When Users Develop Detachment from Reality 23:10 - Voice AI Agents Impersonating Doctors and Lawyers 24:45 - The 10-80-10 Framework for Responsible AI Use 26:00 - How to Identify AI Hallucinations Before They Damage Your Case 27:20 - The Social Media Addiction Trial Win 29:25 - MDL Bellwether Cases and School District Litigation 31:50 - Why Meta Pulled Lawsuit Advertisements After Losing 36:00 - The Arms Race Between OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic #AI #TrialLawyers #ChatGPT #SocialMediaAddiction #AIEthics #CourtRoom #MassTorts #TrialAdvocacy #AIHallucination #MassTortsPuertoRico #JonAndMarcPodcast #lawfirmgrowth #legalpodcast #meta #legalmarketing #openai #lawyers #LLM #claude #gemini #perplexity About The Jon & Marc Podcast The Jon & Marc Podcast is for lawyers who care about growth and the bottom line. Jon and Marc interview leaders in plaintiff law to break down how major cases are built, how firms scale, and how strategy plays out behind the scenes. If you want to understand how the biggest players in the space think and operate, you're in the right place. New episodes every week.