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Legal AI is reaching deep into the workplace

Technology allows companies to automate drafting of many contracts rather than relying on lawyers.

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The law has become the target of many AI start-ups, says the writer.

The law has become the target of many AI start-ups, says the writer.

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John Gapper

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Few industries appear to have more potential for disruption by artificial intelligence (AI) than the law.

Like games such as Go, which DeepMind took on to demonstrate the power of neural networks, legal systems have sets of rules and precedents. Give an AI model enough data and

it can pass its bar examination.

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