Artificial intelligence appears to be arriving in professional work in waves, with each wave making a different kind of office work faster. Claude Code was released in 2025 as a tool for software work, or coding. Today, data show software development and IT postings still roughly 30% below pre-pandemic levels, even as software-development postings trend upward. More recently, the pattern has moved into website and app design and parts of legal work, with major AI companies releasing tools to speed up routine office tasks.

The share of litigants going pro se in federal civil court is steadily rising alongside expanded use of AI. Recent research found self-represented filings rising from 11.6% in 2022 to 16.8% in 2025. Recent reporting has suggested that courts may become strained by AI-assisted lawsuits. In the criminal justice system, this may translate to more people in the system using AI to understand processes and interactions.

The U.K. announced plans to spend £750 million for a national AI supercomputer. (U.K. Government)

“Sovereign” is becoming a practical technology term as the EU races to keep control over its AI infrastructure. (AP)

Planned updates to Apple devices push the company deeper into child-safety policy. (TechCrunch)

Virginia is asking for comment on an ethics opinion about spotting hallucinations in other lawyers’ filings. (Virginia State Bar)

The Initial Report is written and edited by Grant Morgan, a former prosecutor who tried high-level felonies and assisted in complex investigations before turning his attention to how artificial intelligence is reshaping the day-to-day work of American prosecutors. The Initial Report tracks the tools, court rulings, and enforcement actions shaping that work.

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