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Elevate Partners with LexPredict to Expand Capabilities in Data Science, Machine Learning and Analytics
June 18, 2017
Elevate augments technology and tech consulting offering with LexPredict data scientists and analysts. Elevate, a global legal service provider, has added the legal data science expertise of LexPredict to its strategic initiative called “ME2,” which stands for “Machines and Expertise in Everything.” The initiative is focused on better integrating Elevate’s consulting, technology, and services for corporate legal departments and law firms. “The partnership improves Elevate’s Cael...
June 18, 2017
Elevate augments technology and tech consulting offering with LexPredict data scientists and analysts. Elevate, a global legal service provider, has added the legal data science expertise of LexPredict to its strategic initiative called “ME2,” which stands for “Machines and Expertise in Everything.” The initiative is focused on better integrating Elevate’s consulting, technology, and services for corporate legal departments and law firms. “The partnership improves Elevate’s Cael...
Just 7.5% of Firms Using AI, But Half Pursuing Other Innovations
June 18, 2017
Just 7.5 percent of law firms say they are making use of legal artificial-intelligence tools, while another 29 percent are beginning to explore their options for using AI, according to a survey of firms with 50 or more lawyers conducted by the management consulting firm Altman Weil. For the firms that said they are pursing innovations, the survey asked them to describe what they are doing. I won’t repeat all the responses here, but let me offer a sample: Use of IBM Watson. Developing...
June 18, 2017
Just 7.5 percent of law firms say they are making use of legal artificial-intelligence tools, while another 29 percent are beginning to explore their options for using AI, according to a survey of firms with 50 or more lawyers conducted by the management consulting firm Altman Weil. For the firms that said they are pursing innovations, the survey asked them to describe what they are doing. I won’t repeat all the responses here, but let me offer a sample: Use of IBM Watson. Developing...
Overcoming Cognitive Biases
June 17, 2017
Brain biases clog up our thinking and allow us to be manipulated by others. The human thinking process is imperfect. The brain evolved. Parts of our brains today are remnants of the brains our early ancestors had, brains which had developed to survive under very different conditions from today. These remnants produce cognitive biases–ways of thinking that are different from reality. Individuals need to overcome their cognitive biases in order to think more clearly and avoid being manipulated by others. I...
June 17, 2017
Brain biases clog up our thinking and allow us to be manipulated by others. The human thinking process is imperfect. The brain evolved. Parts of our brains today are remnants of the brains our early ancestors had, brains which had developed to survive under very different conditions from today. These remnants produce cognitive biases–ways of thinking that are different from reality. Individuals need to overcome their cognitive biases in order to think more clearly and avoid being manipulated by others. I...
Modria Joins Forces With Tyler Technologies
June 17, 2017
We are excited to share today that Modria, the world’s leading online dispute resolution (ODR) company, is being acquired by Tyler Technologies. Tyler is the largest software company in the world focused exclusively on local government. Tyler delivers all the essential software solutions that drive the public sector, empowering more than 15,000 local government offices across all 50 states in the U.S. with comprehensive software solutions. Modria will be joining Tyler’s Courts and Justice...
June 17, 2017
We are excited to share today that Modria, the world’s leading online dispute resolution (ODR) company, is being acquired by Tyler Technologies. Tyler is the largest software company in the world focused exclusively on local government. Tyler delivers all the essential software solutions that drive the public sector, empowering more than 15,000 local government offices across all 50 states in the U.S. with comprehensive software solutions. Modria will be joining Tyler’s Courts and Justice...
Why Predicting the Future is More than Just Horseplay
June 17, 2017
The science of prediction lies at the heart of the modern world, but attempts to forecast even the most straightforward systems often confound scientists, while complex systems sometimes reveal themselves to surprisingly predictable. Prediction is the decoder ring of the modern world, touching everything from healthcare, car insurance, politics, and terrorism, to sports, scientific discovery, and even the ride-hailing apps that are disrupting the taxi industry. In the age of bigger data and better...
June 17, 2017
The science of prediction lies at the heart of the modern world, but attempts to forecast even the most straightforward systems often confound scientists, while complex systems sometimes reveal themselves to surprisingly predictable. Prediction is the decoder ring of the modern world, touching everything from healthcare, car insurance, politics, and terrorism, to sports, scientific discovery, and even the ride-hailing apps that are disrupting the taxi industry. In the age of bigger data and better...
Startup Uses Algorithms To Grade Attorneys And Judges In Florida DUI Cases
June 16, 2017
A new website called LegalOptics is using an algorithm to analyze driving-under-the-influence cases in Florida and identify the attorneys who get the best results for each judge and case type. The purpose of the site is to help consumers find the right attorney by providing a more-granular analysis of their records than simple win-loss rates. The system scores attorneys based on both attorney actions and case outcomes before particular judges. Attorneys who score at least 10 percent more than...
June 16, 2017
A new website called LegalOptics is using an algorithm to analyze driving-under-the-influence cases in Florida and identify the attorneys who get the best results for each judge and case type. The purpose of the site is to help consumers find the right attorney by providing a more-granular analysis of their records than simple win-loss rates. The system scores attorneys based on both attorney actions and case outcomes before particular judges. Attorneys who score at least 10 percent more than...
Implicit Bias in Judicial Decision Making How It Affects Judgment and What Judges Can Do About It
June 16, 2017
This Chapter reviews research indicating that judges, like most adults, rely too heavily on intuition while making important decisions. This tendency leaves them vulnerable to using overly simplistic cognitive strategies to decide cases, which creates predictable, systematic errors in judgment. It can also facilitate a reliance on implicit race and gender biases while deciding cases. Numerous strategies are available that would allow judges to stop and deliberate more carefully. This Chapter also...
June 16, 2017
This Chapter reviews research indicating that judges, like most adults, rely too heavily on intuition while making important decisions. This tendency leaves them vulnerable to using overly simplistic cognitive strategies to decide cases, which creates predictable, systematic errors in judgment. It can also facilitate a reliance on implicit race and gender biases while deciding cases. Numerous strategies are available that would allow judges to stop and deliberate more carefully. This Chapter also...
Zurich Uses Robots for Personal Injury Claims Document Review
June 16, 2017
Zurich Insurance is deploying artificial intelligence in deciding personal injury claims after trials cut the processing...
June 16, 2017
Zurich Insurance is deploying artificial intelligence in deciding personal injury claims after trials cut the processing...
What Happens in Your Brain When You Pay Attention?
June 15, 2017
Attention isn't just about what we focus on — it's also about what our brains filter out. By investigating patterns in the brain...
June 15, 2017
Attention isn't just about what we focus on — it's also about what our brains filter out. By investigating patterns in the brain...
Unanswered Questions in Texas
June 15, 2017
Texas appellate courts have been split on the issue of whether “tortious interference with inheritance rights” is a recognized...
June 15, 2017
Texas appellate courts have been split on the issue of whether “tortious interference with inheritance rights” is a recognized...
