Anthropic's top lawyer says AI will kill the legal profession's dreaded billable hour

Jeff Bleich, now Anthropic's general counsel, thinks artificial intelligence will usher in the death of the billable hour business model for law firms. John Salangsang/Variety via Getty Images Anthropic's Jeff Bleich says AI will end the billable hour's dominance in legal billing. Billable hours mean lawyers get paid more when they spend more time on work. But AI tools eliminate "tedious" work, which devalues the time lawyers spend overall, Bleich said. The billable hour's time is approachi...