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FL 93: Practice, Profit, Power
Reflecting on what I want to do on Fringe Legal this year, I realized I will return to the reason
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FL #92: The Power of Slow: Lessons from OpenAI's o1 and the Early Cruise Industry
Explore how OpenAI's o1 model and the early cruise industry show that slowing down can unlock deeper reasoning, unique experiences, and lasting success in a world driven by speed.
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AI adoption gap and resistance to change
ILTA's annual technology survey will be published later this month. Before the full survey, the editors shared their
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Balancing Technology and Human Connection in Legal Services with Joey Seeber
Where AI and automation dominate headlines, it's easy to lose sight of what drives the legal industry: human
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FL #91: ILTACON 2024 Recap - Practical Innovation Takes Center Stage
ILTACON 2024 showcased a shift from AI hype to pragmatic implementation. Firms are focusing on governance, integration, and specific use cases. Also in this issue - lessons for innovators from the discovery of a 2,492 carat diamond.
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FL #90: Is agentic AI the future?
Is the future autonomous systems that plan, reason, and act. From virtual project managers to due diligence agents, it promises efficiency but faces oversight challenges. Plus funding roundup and book recommendation.
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Fringe Legal #89: Speed Matters
Speed is a necessity to succeed. Here are three ways innovative teams can leverage it for product development, user experience, and evaluations.
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Robots in the Uncanny Valley: Crossing the Line Into Creepy
Boston Dynamics' new Atlas robot plunges into the "uncanny valley" with its disturbing contortions and inhuman movements. Pushing too far into unsettling human mimicry may make their robots less comfortable for real-world human interaction.
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2024 ILTA Influential Women In Legal Tech
We take a deep dive with the 2024 ILTA Influential Women in Legal Tech, discussing their motivations, challenges for legal professionals, and the role of AI.
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LegalTech Adoption in an AI-Enabled World
Large language models have the potential to enhance human creativity and productivity. We explore the evolution of software development and how it might share the future of work.
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