The reflections from ILTA are still flowing in. Today we have a consideration of Artificial Intelligence from Joe Patrice that frankly lays out some important reminders. In The Artificial Narrative of Artificial Intelligence Joe Patrice provides perspective about how AI vendors are presenting the technology. As he states: "discussion of artificial intelligence in the law break down to one or two flavors." One presents it as requiring "carefully constructed processes" the other being the "Magic" solution.

As the legal community flees Las Vegas, leaving another successful ILTACON and several hundred thousand dollars in bad decisions in their wake, two questions weigh upon my mind. Is there something broken about the way we talk about artificial intelligence, and why does the airport give a goddamn about my mixers? Artificial intelligence is a sufficiently ominous sounding invention. It gets the Asimov-obsessed firm stakeholders all hot and bothered in a way that "predictive coding" never really could. But ultimately, discussions of artificial intelligence in the law break down to one of two flavors: vendors willing to tell you frankly that this technology requires carefully constructed processes, vigilant management, and meticulous attention to detail; and those who tell you it's MAGIC!