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ARTICLE · 16 NOVEMBER 2017

I, ROBOT LAWYER: Artificial Intelligence v Keystone Lawyer

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There is increasing coverage of advances in artificial intelligence (AI) in the press. So how long before the traditional lawyer is replaced by a robot which has been programmed to perform the same role? Keystone's Lyndsay Gough looks at the new technology trend.

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There is increasing coverage of advances in artificial intelligence (AI) in the press. So how long before the traditional lawyer is replaced by a robot which has been programmed to perform the same role? Keystone's Lyndsay Gough looks at the new technology trend.

The legal industry has seen huge technological advances in recent years. First a pager, then a fax, mobile phone, email and the Internet have revolutionised the average working day. How will new developments in AI change the legal industry further? An online search for 'Artificial Intelligence and Law' created over 8 million hits.

What is AI? There are various interpretations, some of which conjure images of Star Trek or The Terminator. An oft-used term is 'cognitive computing' – teaching computers how to learn, reason and communicate and ultimately to make decisions. It is a method by which computers learn how to perform tasks traditionally carried out by humans.

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