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Technology,
Law Practice

Oct. 8, 2020

Legal judgment predictions are being boosted by artificial intelligence

One burgeoning area of focus for legal scholars and LegalTech makers is legal judgment prediction. Efforts are underway to bolster predictive capabilities by infusing artificial intelligence into the statistical models and computer-based systems used to predict legal matters.

Lance Eliot

Chief AI Scientist
Techbrium Inc.

Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a Stanford Fellow and a world-renowned expert on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Law with over 6.8+ million amassed views of his AI columns. As a seasoned executive and high-tech entrepreneur, he combines practical industry experience with deep academic research and serves as a Stanford Fellow at Stanford University.

Lawyers make predictions.

When considering whether to take a new case, an astute attorney will ruminate on the nature of the legal issues involved and what the likely outcome of the case might be. A client seeking legal counsel will undoubtedly expect their potential legal advisor to offer some indication of how the case is going to turn out.

Typically, prudent lawyers are hesitant to make outright...

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