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Coverage of Westlaw in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Jun 11 · 18:19 UTCMost recent: Jul 30 · 04:01 UTC
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  • CRIMEJul 30 · 04:01 UTCCOURTHOUSE NEWS
    Defense attorneys urged to cautiously adopt AI to match prosecution

    Defense attorneys are urged to cautiously adopt AI tools to match prosecutors' use of the technology, with a focus on enterprise solutions over commercial products due to confidentiality and accuracy concerns. A report highlights the ethical obligation of defense lawyers to responsibly use AI to level the playing field, while studies show legal AI systems frequently produce incorrect information.

  • TECHNOLOGYJun 11 · 18:19 UTCCOURTHOUSE NEWS
    AI company argues its use of scraped Westlaw legal data was transformative

    ROSS Intelligence, a defunct AI company, argued in a Third Circuit case that using 0.08% of Westlaw's headnotes to train its legal research AI was transformative, countering Thomson Reuters' copyright claims. A lower court ruled in favor of Reuters, but ROSS appeals, asserting its AI's ability to answer novel legal questions justifies fair use.