What happens when technology makes it dramatically easier for ordinary people to take their employers to court—but the legal system isn't equipped to handle the resulting flood of cases? Britain's employment tribunal system is facing a growing crisis as artificial intelligence makes it possible to generate legal claims quickly, cheaply, and at enormous scale. In this episode, we explore how AI is lowering the barriers to legal action while simultaneously creating a new problem: courts are being confronted with lengthy, complicated, and sometimes nonsensical submissions that can overwhelm limited resources. We examine how this growing backlog affects everyone involved, from employees with legitimate grievances to employers forced to spend increasing amounts of time and money defending themselves. We also consider how expanding employment protectio ...