The AI App Sprawl Problem: Why 2026's Explosion of Point Legal AI Tools Makes a Single System of Record More Valuable, Not Less

In July 2026 alone, NetDocuments shipped six new AI apps, Clifford Chance rolled out a new knowledge platform, and yet another legal AI startup hit unicorn status. The pace is exhilarating — and it is quietly creating a new problem: AI app sprawl. Here's why the firms that win the AI era will be the ones with one clean system of record underneath all of it.