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Law Practice

May 15, 2013

Robots v. Humans: A legal industry faceoff

The idea that computers can replace humans for certain types of work has threatened many industries for years, but only recently have attorneys had to face the fact that computers can outperform them for specific types of legal work.


By David Ruiz


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Tim Hwang is the one human partner of San Francisco-based Robot Robot & Hwang - and he isn't even a senior partner. Apollo Cluster and "Daria" XR-1029 serve as senior partners to the tongue-in-cheek legal startup. Its purpose is to challenge the notions of traditional law practice and discover new opportunities for incorporating technology and code-writing into the practice of law.


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