I have been in this business almost 40 years and it wasn't too long ago that we were being warned that Blockchain was going to make our jobs obsolete. When was the last time you heard anyone mention Blockchain?

If the rumor is true that people are purchasing old, rare books to feed into an AI system and then destroying the original hard copy texts, then we really have to move quickly to protect these public records in a hard copy format. If realistic Deep Fakes of people can be created, what is to stop others from manipulating the written word in the same way? If the recorded documents in a database can be changed after the fact, all the research that we do as to the chain of title, liens,  easements, etc. can essentially be voided afterward by a few key strokes for someone else's gain. If that can happen, what recourse can an examiner have against a future claim? Because going back to the original index in the courthouse to prove what was or was not there at the time of the title search would no longer be possible. At least the firms requiring copies of everything of note would have an edge until all of their data is uploaded to a system that feeds it to AI system that could modify it without their knowledge. 

Most of the time I love being able to work remotely, but given the possibility of the above, I would like reassurances from the State Supreme Court and the vendors providing the access to those indices and documents are in a closed system that has safeguards against outside tampering. I am not sure any system currently has those safe guards and have no idea who to ask, but it should give us all something to think about when considering the future of this career.