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Judicial Analytics Platform Launches for California with $2M in Seed Funding
April 27, 2019
In a December column at Above the Law, I wrote about the growing market of legal technology tools devoted to litigation...
April 27, 2019
In a December column at Above the Law, I wrote about the growing market of legal technology tools devoted to litigation...
Benefits of Data Analysis
April 16, 2019
In order to judge the likely outcome of a case, or the best strategy to pursue, attorneys often rely on the sum of their...
April 16, 2019
In order to judge the likely outcome of a case, or the best strategy to pursue, attorneys often rely on the sum of their...
AI Has Beaten Humans at Lip-reading
April 13, 2019
A pair of new studies show that a machine can understand what you’re saying without hearing a sound. Lip-reading is notoriously difficult, depending as much on context and knowledge of language as it does on visual clues. But researchers are showing that machine learning can be used to discern speech from silent video clips more effectively than professional lip-readers can.
April 13, 2019
A pair of new studies show that a machine can understand what you’re saying without hearing a sound. Lip-reading is notoriously difficult, depending as much on context and knowledge of language as it does on visual clues. But researchers are showing that machine learning can be used to discern speech from silent video clips more effectively than professional lip-readers can.
Swedloff on Regulating Algorithmic Insurance
April 12, 2019
Rick Swedloff (Rutgers Law School) has posted Regulating Algorithmic Insurance on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This article addresses emerging gaps in consumer protection. As is true in other industries, insurers are revolutionizing their practices with artificial intelligence and big data. Insurers are finding new ways to price risks and policies, tailor coverage, offer advice to purchasers, identify fraud, and sequence the payment of claims. Regulators are struggling to keep...
April 12, 2019
Rick Swedloff (Rutgers Law School) has posted Regulating Algorithmic Insurance on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This article addresses emerging gaps in consumer protection. As is true in other industries, insurers are revolutionizing their practices with artificial intelligence and big data. Insurers are finding new ways to price risks and policies, tailor coverage, offer advice to purchasers, identify fraud, and sequence the payment of claims. Regulators are struggling to keep...
The Revision Bias
April 7, 2019
Things change. Things also get changed—often. Why? The obvious reason is that revising things makes them better. In the current...
April 7, 2019
Things change. Things also get changed—often. Why? The obvious reason is that revising things makes them better. In the current...
Robot Mediator Settles First Ever Court Case
April 6, 2019
A ‘robot mediator’ has been used to settle a dispute in the court system, for what is believed to be the first time. The...
April 6, 2019
A ‘robot mediator’ has been used to settle a dispute in the court system, for what is believed to be the first time. The...
Major Industry News: EY to Acquire Pangea3 from Thomson Reuters, Expanding Its Global Legal Services
April 3, 2019
In major news indicative of the direction of the legal services industry globally, EY — the entity that encompasses Ernst & Young companies worldwide — has entered into an agreement with Thomson Reuters to acquire Pangea3, the legal managed services business. This follows EY’s acquisition last August of Riverview Law, a UK-based alternative legal services provider (ALSP). EY says these acquisitions further its depth and capacity to serve corporate legal departments worldwide and will...
April 3, 2019
In major news indicative of the direction of the legal services industry globally, EY — the entity that encompasses Ernst & Young companies worldwide — has entered into an agreement with Thomson Reuters to acquire Pangea3, the legal managed services business. This follows EY’s acquisition last August of Riverview Law, a UK-based alternative legal services provider (ALSP). EY says these acquisitions further its depth and capacity to serve corporate legal departments worldwide and will...
Racing Against China, U.S. Reveals Details of $500 Million Supercomputer
March 23, 2019
The Department of Energy disclosed details on Monday of one of the most expensive computers being built: a $500 million machine based on Intel and Cray technology that may become crucial in a high-stakes technology race between the United States and China. The supercomputer, called Aurora, is a retooling of a development effort first announced in 2015 and is scheduled to be delivered to the Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago in 2021. Lab officials predict it will be the first...
March 23, 2019
The Department of Energy disclosed details on Monday of one of the most expensive computers being built: a $500 million machine based on Intel and Cray technology that may become crucial in a high-stakes technology race between the United States and China. The supercomputer, called Aurora, is a retooling of a development effort first announced in 2015 and is scheduled to be delivered to the Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago in 2021. Lab officials predict it will be the first...
Will Robot Lawyers Take Our Jobs?
March 17, 2019
In many private law firms, AI is increasingly seen as the key to accomplishing the drudge work that has long been the province of young associates, contract counsel, and paralegals. From assisting with document review and due diligence to legal research and drafting routine documents, the use of AI tools has yielded a competitive edge for some. In April 2018, employment firm Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart announced a licensing deal with LegalMation. Using the company’s AI platform...
March 17, 2019
In many private law firms, AI is increasingly seen as the key to accomplishing the drudge work that has long been the province of young associates, contract counsel, and paralegals. From assisting with document review and due diligence to legal research and drafting routine documents, the use of AI tools has yielded a competitive edge for some. In April 2018, employment firm Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart announced a licensing deal with LegalMation. Using the company’s AI platform...
Gamblers Like Their Odds at MIT Sports Analytics Conference
March 10, 2019
In the early years of the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, a couple hundred math whizzes gathered on the school's campus hoping for a breakthrough that would make them the next Bill James. As the event and the field grew, they aspired to professional front office jobs, like Theo Epstein or Daryl Morey. Now the revered names at the cavernous convention center in Boston's Back Bay are people like sports bettor-turned Dallas Mavericks number-cruncher Haralabos Voulgaris and other current...
March 10, 2019
In the early years of the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, a couple hundred math whizzes gathered on the school's campus hoping for a breakthrough that would make them the next Bill James. As the event and the field grew, they aspired to professional front office jobs, like Theo Epstein or Daryl Morey. Now the revered names at the cavernous convention center in Boston's Back Bay are people like sports bettor-turned Dallas Mavericks number-cruncher Haralabos Voulgaris and other current...
