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← Zur aktuellen AusgabeHarvey builds in-house; Vals AI scales fast; compliance gaps widen
Harvey's cloud infrastructure
Harvey rejected managed runtimes from Big Tech altogether.
The legal AI platform built its own cloud agent infrastructure to meet three requirements that frontier labs and cloud providers don't yet solve: multi-model flexibility to avoid conflicts of interest, zero data retention for privileged information, and cost optimization for large-scale document review [Quelle: Harvey]. By routing tasks to the most efficient model—including open-source alternatives—Harvey reports achieving 3–5x cost reductions compared to frontier-model-only approaches while keeping law firm data off third-party servers.
Expect other well-funded vendors to follow Harvey's playbook.
Vals AI raises $40M Series A
Vals AI just closed $40 million at a $400 million valuation.
The AI evaluation platform reached the milestone as revenue grew 8x, signaling investor conviction in tooling that audits generative AI outputs for legal workflows [Quelle: Pulse 2 News]. The round lands amid accelerating consolidation and concerns about AI hallucinations in court filings—Vals' core thesis is that evaluation infrastructure will become non-negotiable for firms deploying AI at scale.
Watch whether Big Law partners adopt Vals' stack or build evaluation internally.
Governance debt hits critical mass
Adoption is outpacing governance by miles.
Continuing the governance gap we tracked five days ago, 92% of legal professionals now use generative AI weekly and 30% of law firms report firm-wide AI strategies—yet only 54% of attorneys have two-factor authentication and 52% lack a GenAI use policy [Quelle: Seyfarth Shaw]. Court filings containing AI hallucinations have exceeded 1,500 cases by mid-2026, and sanctions are accelerating as judges hold counsel accountable for negligent AI deployment.
Expect compliance-first architectures to become table stakes in vendor selection.
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