Technology,
Law Practice
Dec. 2, 2020
Dissecting a legally opined definition of artificial intelligence
AI is going to be crucial for lawyers and lawmakers, but defining AI is a lot harder than it might seem. Those versed in the practice of law know how beguiling definitions can be, including crafting a properly robust definition or flailing over flimsy ones, for which defining AI turns out to be equally problematic.
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.
The average person probably doesn't give much thought to the role of definitions. If a word seems unfamiliar there is always a handy online dictionary to be had via a smartphone or laptop (recall the days when one would carry around a paper-based pocket dictionary, now merely a quaint anachronism).
Lawyers know well the importance of definitions. Many a court case has hinged on the definition of a particular word or phrase. Tremendou...
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