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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Linda Jackson

Developing AI for the legal sector: innovation and collaboration at the University of Liverpool

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AI solutions in the legal field allow for improved customer service. Photograph: David Lees/Getty Images

From smartphones with facial recognition to Amazon product recommendations, automated candidate screening and chatbots such as ChatGPT, artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way we live and work. And that includes driving real change in the legal profession too.

Pioneering, legally-grounded AI models have been developed by researchers at the University of Liverpool that can advise lawyers as to whether a case is likely to be successful or not. The suite of technologies – which are already being used in the real world – are proving to be transformative for the legal sector, spelling an end to long hours searching through documents and looking up case precedents.

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