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Principles for a Judgement Editor Based on Binary Decision Diagrams
September 7, 2019
We introduce the theoretical principles that underlie the design of a software tool which could be used by judges for making decisions about litigations and for writing judgements. The tool is based on Binary Decision Diagrams (BDD), which are graphical representations of truth–valued functions associated to propositional formulas. Given a type of litigation, the tool asks questions to the judge; each question is represented by a propositional atom. Their answers, true or false, allow to evaluate...
September 7, 2019
We introduce the theoretical principles that underlie the design of a software tool which could be used by judges for making decisions about litigations and for writing judgements. The tool is based on Binary Decision Diagrams (BDD), which are graphical representations of truth–valued functions associated to propositional formulas. Given a type of litigation, the tool asks questions to the judge; each question is represented by a propositional atom. Their answers, true or false, allow to evaluate...
Movement on Federal Legislation for Autonomous Vehicles
August 31, 2019
Last year, the House passed legislation on autonomous vehicles, but a complementary bill died in the Senate. Given the lack of progress since then, industry leaders did not expect much to happen this year. In the past few weeks, however, a bipartisan group in both houses of Congress has held five meetings in an attempt to reach a deal. A new bill is reportedly being written. The Verge has the story.
August 31, 2019
Last year, the House passed legislation on autonomous vehicles, but a complementary bill died in the Senate. Given the lack of progress since then, industry leaders did not expect much to happen this year. In the past few weeks, however, a bipartisan group in both houses of Congress has held five meetings in an attempt to reach a deal. A new bill is reportedly being written. The Verge has the story.
Robots and AI Threaten to Mediate Disputes Better Than Lawyers
August 27, 2019
Robots and artificial intelligence seem worlds away from the sensitive and nuanced area of international mediation. Here,...
August 27, 2019
Robots and artificial intelligence seem worlds away from the sensitive and nuanced area of international mediation. Here,...
LexisNexis Reengineers CourtLink, Its Docket Research Product
August 26, 2019
LexisNexis Legal & Professional is today unveiling a major reengineering of its CourtLink federal and state docket...
August 26, 2019
LexisNexis Legal & Professional is today unveiling a major reengineering of its CourtLink federal and state docket...
The 37% Rule: How to Decide When to Stop Wondering and Start Deciding
August 11, 2019
Earlier this year, I read Algorithms to Live By, a book that explains how to use insights from computer science...
August 11, 2019
Earlier this year, I read Algorithms to Live By, a book that explains how to use insights from computer science...
Why And How Lawyers And Law Schools Should Embrace Artificial Intelligence
August 10, 2019
Conclusion. There are several statistics floating around as to how much of a lawyer's current tasks will be automated in the near future. "Deloitte claims 39% of legal jobs can be automated; McKinsey Global Institute estimates that 23% of a lawyer's job could be automated. Some estimates suggest that adopting all legal technology (including AI) already available now would reduce lawyers' hours by 13%." As discussed in this essay, there are a great number of Al programs currently in existence...
August 10, 2019
Conclusion. There are several statistics floating around as to how much of a lawyer's current tasks will be automated in the near future. "Deloitte claims 39% of legal jobs can be automated; McKinsey Global Institute estimates that 23% of a lawyer's job could be automated. Some estimates suggest that adopting all legal technology (including AI) already available now would reduce lawyers' hours by 13%." As discussed in this essay, there are a great number of Al programs currently in existence...
Mind the Gap: Bringing Technology to the Mediation Table
August 8, 2019
Alyson Carrel, Clinical Associate Professor and Assistant Dean of Law and Technology Initiatives at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, and Noam Ebner, Professor of Negotiation and Conflict Resolution in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies at Creighton University, have published “Mind the Gap: Bringing Technology to the Mediation Table,” Journal of Dispute Resolution, 2019 (2), 1-45. In their journal article, the authors discuss incorporating beneficial...
August 8, 2019
Alyson Carrel, Clinical Associate Professor and Assistant Dean of Law and Technology Initiatives at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, and Noam Ebner, Professor of Negotiation and Conflict Resolution in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies at Creighton University, have published “Mind the Gap: Bringing Technology to the Mediation Table,” Journal of Dispute Resolution, 2019 (2), 1-45. In their journal article, the authors discuss incorporating beneficial...
The Algorithm Will Hire Your Patent Lawyer Now
August 8, 2019
Klein thinks Ex Parte’s data-driven approach will make patent litigation more efficient by giving clients a better understanding of their odds—and which lawyers will improve them most. “We are able to develop a predictive model that can achieve what even the most experienced lawyer who has argued 20 cases in the Federal Circuit couldn’t possibly hope to achieve,” Klein, 52, said. “That is what’s happening across every other industry but has not yet made its way to the field of law.” Some...
August 8, 2019
Klein thinks Ex Parte’s data-driven approach will make patent litigation more efficient by giving clients a better understanding of their odds—and which lawyers will improve them most. “We are able to develop a predictive model that can achieve what even the most experienced lawyer who has argued 20 cases in the Federal Circuit couldn’t possibly hope to achieve,” Klein, 52, said. “That is what’s happening across every other industry but has not yet made its way to the field of law.” Some...
Bringing Oxytocin into the Room
August 7, 2019
It is clear that all conflicts are perceived by the senses, manifested through body language and kinesthetic sensations, embodied and given meaning by thoughts and ideas, steeped in intense emotions, made conscious through awareness, and then resolved by conversations and experiences and developed into character, expanding our capacity for openness and trust, and contributing to our learning and ability to change, and that all of these transpire or are processed inside the brain. To explain the etiology...
August 7, 2019
It is clear that all conflicts are perceived by the senses, manifested through body language and kinesthetic sensations, embodied and given meaning by thoughts and ideas, steeped in intense emotions, made conscious through awareness, and then resolved by conversations and experiences and developed into character, expanding our capacity for openness and trust, and contributing to our learning and ability to change, and that all of these transpire or are processed inside the brain. To explain the etiology...
Public Sees Benefits to Resolving Civil Court Cases Online
August 6, 2019
The creators of this country’s civil legal system more than 200 years ago set up a system that had to be navigated by lawyers....
August 6, 2019
The creators of this country’s civil legal system more than 200 years ago set up a system that had to be navigated by lawyers....
