artificial intelligence
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French-language law faculties grappling with new breed of generative AI tools
A year after the emergence of a new breed of generative artificial intelligence tools were thrust into public consciousness, French-language law faculties in Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick are still grappling over its far-reaching potential impacts. Continue reading
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Chief Justices call for modernization of court system
The chief justices of four courts broadly outlined their priorities and concerns at the Quebec’s opening of the courts ceremony, from the promise and pitfalls of technology to modernize the justice system to the debilitating impact of chronic underfinancing to the erosion of decorum in the courtroom and the pernicious effects of disparaging social media… Continue reading
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AI initiative seeks to improve access to justice
The Autonomy through Cyberjustice Technologies (ACT), the latest brainchild of the Cyberjustice Laboratory, is the largest international multidisciplinary research initiative that seeks to leverage artificial intelligence to increase access to justice. Continue reading
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Legal profession concerned about algorithmic bias
Algorithms, the set of instructions computers use to carry out a task, have become an integral part of everyday lives, and it is immersing itself in law. In the U.S. judges in some states can use algorithms as part of the sentencing process. Many law enforcement officials in the U.S. are using them to predict… Continue reading
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Artificial intelligence: Law firms are a hard sell
Fuelled by big data, increased computing power, and more effective algorithms, artificial intelligence has the potential to change the way that legal work is done, the way that law firms conduct business and the way that lawyers deal with clients. That may be on the cusp of changing. Fuelled by big data, increased computing power,… Continue reading
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Montreal AI chatbot helps people immigrate to Quebec
Days after U.S. President Donald J. Trump issued a controversial executive order that barred refugees and temporarily suspended immigration from several predominantly Muslim countries, Amir Moravej and his team decided to lend a helping hand and launched an artificial intelligence immigration chatbot months ahead of schedule. The AI-driven chatbot uses machine learning to assist people… Continue reading