Algorithms Are Coming for Democracy—but It's Not All Bad
In 2025, AI is poised to change every aspect of democratic politics—but it won’t necessarily be for the worse. India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, has used AI to translate his speeches for his multilingual electorate in real time, demonstrating how AI can help diverse democracies to be more inclusive. AI avatars were used by presidential candidates in South Korea in electioneering, enabling them to provide answers to thousands of voters’ questions simultaneously. We are also starting to see AI tools aid fundraising and get-out-the-vote efforts. AI techniques are starting to augment more traditional polling methods, helping campaigns get cheaper and faster data. And congressional candidates have started using AI robocallers to engage voters on issues. In 2025, these trends will continue. AI doesn’t need to be superior to human experts to augment the labor of an overworked canvasser, or to write ad copy similar to that of a junior campaign staffer or volunteer. Politics is competitive, and any technology that can bestow an advantage, or even just garner attention, will be used...
Generative AI and eDiscovery – Adoption in the Courts – Part 2
By Dr Tristan Jenkinson Introduction In part one of this series, I discussed a section within Practice Direction 57AD which could potentially be used to allow for the use of Generative AI for the c…
Generative AI and eDiscovery – Adoption in the Courts – Part 1
By Dr Tristan Jenkinson Introduction At the recent Legal 500 Commercial Litigation Conference in London, one of the panels focused on the question “Do the existing Practice Directions support the a…
Unlocking the Power of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) Models in the Legal Industry (Or Play Some of that Ragtime Music)
As we navigate the fast-evolving world of artificial intelligence, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) models have become a staple in the legal industry.
A legal tech executive explains how AI will fully change the way lawyers work
A senior executive with ContractPodAi discusses how legal AI poses economic benefits for in-house departments and disruption risks for law firm billing models.
58% of Inhousers ‘Expect Reduced Reliance’ On Law Firms
A new survey of 475 inhouse professionals across the US has found that 58% of them expect a ‘reduced reliance on outside providers for routine tasks’, because of the use of genAI. Meanwhile, 23% of…