What AI in Law Can and Can't Do

There is a lot of buzz around the word „AI" in legal tech at the moment. AI is portrayed as the number one trend and disruptive technology in the legal industry and beyond. Consequently, many lawyers want to understand how AI might change or disrupt the legal industry. Some are already a step ahead and posing the question how they can use it to reinvent their own law firms. The hype (or hysteria) around AI seems to be sometimes founded in an unrealistic picture of the capabilities of current AI technology. AI seems to be almost magical. A technology we do not really understand but with a potential to heal all our problems and inherent human limitation. Today's AI is far away from being magical or a „strong AI" (or full AI).