Artificial Intelligence and Law: An Overview

34 Pages Posted: 30 Jun 2019 Last revised: 9 Jul 2019

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Harry Surden

University of Colorado Law School

Date Written: June 28, 2019

Abstract

Much has been written recently about artificial intelligence (AI) and law. But what is AI, and what is its relation to the practice and administration of law? This article addresses those questions by providing a high-level overview of AI and its use within law. The discussion aims to be nuanced but also understandable to those without a technical background. To that end, I first discuss AI generally. I then turn to AI and how it is being used by lawyers in the practice of law, people and companies who are governed by the law, and government officials who administer the law. A key motivation in writing this article is to provide a realistic, demystified view of AI that is rooted in the actual capabilities of the technology. This is meant to contrast with discussions about AI and law that are decidedly futurist in nature.

Keywords: artificial intelligence, ai, law, machine learning, prediction, informatics

Suggested Citation

Surden, Harry, Artificial Intelligence and Law: An Overview (June 28, 2019). Georgia State University Law Review, Vol. 35, 2019, U of Colorado Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 19-22, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3411869

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