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Law will take some time as often questions are more nuanced than simply applying the law to a problem.
by ruairidhwm 10y ago
Law will take some time as often questions are more nuanced than simply applying the law to a problem.
- mywittyname 10y agoThat, and it's going to be really hard to extract the facts of a case through automated means. There are two big benefits to AI in the legal realm -- automation of rote tasks, such as constructing simple contracts, that companies like LegalZoom already do; and predicting outcomes of trials based on the lawyers and judges involved in the case.
- ruairidhwm 10y agoFor sure, though Judicata (https://www.judicata.com/ https://www.judicata.com/) are making good progress in this. Automation of routine tasks will certainly reduce the number of lawyers as many are used to taking styles from their firm's systems and amending it to suit a client's needs, but for bespoke legal advice it will be hard to replace an experienced lawyer (for now). And yes, case outcome prediction is a great tool but I see that being more limited to insurers deciding whether to fund cases etc.