AI Is Not a Thing

AI Is Not a Thing

AI Is Not a Thing Or Why Calling Everything “AI” Is Like Calling Every Fight “UFC”  That’s UFC  There is a certain kind of person who sees a boxing match, a judo throw, and a spinning back kick and says, with great confidence, “That’s UFC.”  Anyone who has trained for...
ChatGPT for Lawyers: The Lawyer’s Dilemma in the Age of AI

ChatGPT for Lawyers: The Lawyer’s Dilemma in the Age of AI

ChatGPT for Lawyers: The Lawyer’s Dilemma in the Age of AI Another day, another prediction that Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) is going to replace lawyers. As a lawyer who has been building AI for nearly 10 years, it seems proper to comment. In summary, my view is...
Why Professionals Aren’t Innovating—And How They Can

Why Professionals Aren’t Innovating—And How They Can

Innovation in the professional services sector is often stifled not by lack of opportunity, but by the very nature of the professions themselves. In the tax domain, this challenge is particularly acute. Unlike software development or design, tax is not a skill one can...
Technologists and (Lawyers) Do Not Understand About Legal Services

Technologists and (Lawyers) Do Not Understand About Legal Services

Technologists and (Lawyers) Do Not Understand About Legal Services Document Automation and Client Expectations With Ailira we were able to generate automated documents efficiently and cheaply for clients. They could ask questions, tailor each document themselves, read...
How to Succeed with an AI Wrapper (Part 1): Proprietary Data

How to Succeed with an AI Wrapper (Part 1): Proprietary Data

How to Succeed with an AI Wrapper (Part 1): Proprietary Data Proprietary Data Wins (Whether We Like It or Not)  There is an inconvenient truth about AI in law that people keep trying to talk their way around. Proprietary data wins. It always has. It still does....