<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Res Ipsa Machina</title><description>A curated, multi-author publication on artificial intelligence and the law — short analysis, long-form treatises, dialogues, and a weekly roundup — written for young practitioners and law students.</description><link>https://resipsamachina.com/</link><item><title>Is AI Legal Assistance the Unauthorized Practice of Law?</title><link>https://resipsamachina.com/articles/ai-legal-advice-upl-dialogue/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://resipsamachina.com/articles/ai-legal-advice-upl-dialogue/</guid><description>A structured disagreement about UPL doctrine, consumer protection, and the access-to-justice gap — and whether the licensing bar is protecting clients or protecting lawyers.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Agency Without Agents: Fitting Autonomous AI into the Restatement (Third)</title><link>https://resipsamachina.com/articles/agency-without-agents/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://resipsamachina.com/articles/agency-without-agents/</guid><description>The common law of agency is our most developed body of law about one intelligence acting on behalf of another. As AI systems begin to transact, negotiate, and act with real autonomy, how far does the doctrine stretch — and where exactly does it break?</description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Verification Duty: What the Mata Sanctions Cases Actually Require</title><link>https://resipsamachina.com/articles/verification-duty-after-mata/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://resipsamachina.com/articles/verification-duty-after-mata/</guid><description>Courts stopped debating whether lawyers may use generative AI almost immediately. Three years of sanctions decisions since Mata v. Avianca converge on a narrower, harder question: what does it mean to verify?</description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>