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Enhancing Discovery with Alchemy Textract: How AI-Powered OCR Captures Handwritten Notes and Poorly Scanned Documents
Alchemy Textract uses AI to overcome traditional OCR limitations by accurately extracting handwritten notes and complex elements from legal documents. This advanced approach empowers legal teams with more reliable data for investigation and AI-driven analysis.
Don’t be Kodak: A Parable About AI and the Legal Profession
John Tredennick, founder and CEO of Merlin Search Technologies, recounts a conversation about fear of AI. John reframed the fear into a parable about a train and optimizing your experience. He also notes what needs...
The Final Challenge: How GenAI Crafted BP’s “Impossible” Closing Argument
This article explores how generative AI tackled one of the most challenging legal arguments—BP’s defense in the Deepwater Horizon trial. Using advanced AI models, the team at Merlin Search Technologies demonstrated how AI can analyze...
Creating a Compelling Argument in the BP Trial: Government Plaintiffs’ Closing
This article explores how generative AI transformed trial preparation by crafting a sophisticated closing argument for the government in the BP Deepwater Horizon case. It highlights AI’s ability to analyze evidence, build legal narratives, and...
Creating a Compelling Argument in the BP Trial: Halliburton’s Closing
This article explores how Generative AI, using DiscoveryPartner, crafted Halliburton’s closing argument in the BP trial by analyzing extensive trial materials and providing an evidence-based defense.
Private LLMs vs. RAG Systems? Choosing the Right AI Strategy for Your Legal Organization
As law firms and legal departments race to harness the transformative potential of artificial intelligence, they face a crucial strategic decision: whether to develop private Large Language Models (LLMs) trained on their institutional knowledge, or...
Using Generative AI to Create Compelling Closing Arguments in Complex Litigation
Learn how generative AI revolutionizes trial preparation by analyzing complex materials and creating persuasive closing arguments. This article explores its application in the BP Deepwater Horizon trial, showcasing efficiency and accuracy in legal practice.
Understanding GenAI Response Limits: What Every Legal Professional Should Know
Why LLMs like GPT and Claude limit response lengths, how this affects legal practice, and practical strategies to generate extensive, precise legal content using AI.
Generative AI for Smart Discovery Professionals: An Introduction to Large Language Models – Second Edition
This Guide provides an introduction to Generative AI for Smart Discovery Professionals. While you can already find GenAI books for Dummies out there, we don’t see many dummies in our profession. Rather, it is filled...
The Empire Strikes Back: GPT-4o Regains the Lead in the GenAI Race
OpenAI’s GPT-4o introduces a transformative leap in AI technology, offering multimodal capabilities that enhance processing speed and reduce costs, revolutionizing how we handle multimedia data and text analysis. This latest innovation sets new benchmarks for...
Announcing Gen II: Merlin’s Second-Generation Generative AI Platform
[EDRM Editor’s Note: EDRM is happy to amplify our Trusted Partners news and events. The opinions and positions are those of John Tredennick and Dr. William Webber.] We are excited to announce the upcoming release of Gen II, our...
Claude 3: A First Look at this Exciting New Technology
[EDRM Editor’s Note: EDRM is happy to amplify our Trusted Partners news and events. The opinions and positions are those of John Tredennick and Dr. William Webber.] On March 5, 2024, Anthropic announced the release of three powerful...