Recently, OpenAI announced new rules stating that its models should no longer be used to provide legal advice without the involvement of a licensed professional.
It’s a smart step toward safety - but it highlights a deeper problem in the legal industry: most AI systems still sound confident even when they’re wrong, and users have no easy way to see where their answers come from.

And in law, if you can’t verify it, you can’t trust it.

The Real Problem: The Verification Burden

When an AI tool gives an answer without clear sourcing, lawyers have to stop, check, and confirm every detail.
That means the time you save using AI often gets lost verifying whether it’s right.

In other words - if you can’t trust the source, you’re not really saving time.

How Matey Fixes It: Trust, But Verify - Instantly

Matey was built to solve this problem from the ground up.
Here’s how:

• Closed-loop AI: Matey only uses your data - not the open internet.
• Cited sources: Every answer links back to the exact document, transcript, or exhibit it came from.
• Built for lawyers: Our system is designed around the core ethical duties - competence, confidentiality, supervision, and candor to the court.
• Real time savings: Verification is built in, not bolted on. You can see the source instantly, so you move faster with confidence.

Why It Matters

Legal AI can only be useful if it’s trusted.
When you can see the source behind every answer, verification stops being a chore - and AI finally starts saving time.

At Matey, that’s what “trust, but verify” really means.
We’re building AI you can rely on - because in law, speed means nothing without truth.

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