Do not judge a season on one night
2026-10-22 · Verification
One bad result is not a verdict on the manager. One hallucinated citation is not a verdict on the tool.
Short answer
Judge the sample, not the highlight. That applies to sport, to firms, and to legal AI.
A bad result becomes a verdict on the manager within minutes. Legal work rewards the opposite instinct: weight the whole record, resist the story that writes itself after one data point.
This matters most with AI. One hallucinated citation is not proof the tool is useless, and one good memo is not proof it is safe. Judge the sample, not the highlight.
Written for legal professionals. Not legal advice. Always verify every authority and let a named lawyer sign off.