Technology,
Law Practice,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Sep. 22, 2021
Legal word-splitting and artificial intelligence
A recent court case focused on the meaning of the word “typically” and the word “normally” as a crucial underpinning of a legal dispute. This illustrates the semantic ambiguities that exist in our natural language and that ergo permeate our laws. Ongoing efforts to get AI-based natural language systems to cope with semantic ambiguities are a vital aspect of using AI in the practice of law.
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.
Legal word-splitting and artificial intelligence
Let's do a bit of legal wording gumshoe-oriented detective work.
Are you ready?
In a moment, I'll be asking you to ponder the meaning of something that is typically occurring versus something that is normally occurring. You'll see that this is ostensibly a challenging legal matter. Make sure to put your legal beagle thinking cap on.
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