Our good friend and host of Digital Detectives and the Digital Edge, Sharon Nelson from Sensei Enterprises joins the show to talk about some AI-enabled crimes such as deepfakes, fake news, driverless vehicles, and more. Thank you to our sponsor NBI.

I would say, you're looking for not only excellent reviews from true peers, so if you see a lot of reviews from big law firms and you're operating a small law firm, that with a grain of salt and do your due diligence to make sure that it applies to your firm as well and see what the reviews are like from true peers of yours, and then also internally, I would also say that the ability to play well with other's compatibility, the ability to communicate with other software that you're using, does it have an open API, for example, Clio practice them the rocket matter like a lot of these companies are playing very well with others and you can even see on their websites their integration partners. Some of them have full-on marketplaces of their integration partners that are available as a buffet of all the different software partners that you can plug in to these systems, and that's what you're looking for because it affords you flexibility and not being chained to a certain string of software or services that only play with each other which means that you are tethered to using this kind of preformed kit that may not best serve your needs.

More clients for less ad spend seems like a distant ideal, but artificial intelligence (AI) may be the tool lawyers need to get their ads in front of the right people. In this episode of The Un-Billable Hour, host Christopher Anderson talks to Keith Dyer about how law firms can use AI to improve their marketing efforts. They discuss the three different types of AI (robotics, natural language processing, and machine learning), their capabilities, and how they could impact the future of legal marketing. Keith Dyer started Market4Law to help law firms leverage digital technology and in particular artificial intelligence technology to grow their practices.

In this episode of Planet Lex, host Daniel Rodriguez speaks with Northwestern Pritzker School of Law George C. Dix Professor in Constitutional Law John McGinnis and Northwestern University's McCormick School of Engineering Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Larry Birnbaum about emergent technology and its effects on the law. Dan opens the interview by reminding everyone that it has been 10 years since the publication of Raymond Kurzweil's book, "The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology," and poses the question of exactly how close we are to the day when computer intelligence surpasses human intelligence. Larry shares his belief that the singularity is coming, though the time table is unknown. John agrees and states that the victory of IBM's computer system Watson over its human competition on Jeopardy shows the accelerating technology and that software and connectivity are improving, in addition to hardware computation. Both guests analyze how this technology might significantly impact intermediary positions within the workforce and consider the implications on the practice of law.

As technology continues to permeate society more and more, companies are exploring how advancements in tech can improve the legal profession. Many of these institutions are researching ways to make the legal system more efficient for all stakeholders through information technology. Where can lawyers who are interested in this growth industry learn about the progress being made from thought leaders in the field? In this episode of Law Technology Now, host Monica Bay speaks with Stanford Program in Law, Science and Technology Executive Director Roland Vogl about the upcoming 2016 CodeX FutureLaw Conference. Roland reflects on his time as a student in The Stanford Program in International Legal Studies (SPILS) and how that path led him to work as an intellectual property lawyer and ultimately a Lecturer in Law at Stanford Law School.

I'm afraid I can't do that." It's been a long time since 2001 Space Odyssey portrayed HAL (Heuristically ALgorithmic computer) as the sentient machine who locked crewman David Bowman out of the spaceship to prevent being shut down. Since that movie debuted, artificial intelligence has become a reality and, with it, so too have many fears. From piloting planes and driving cars to playing chess and winning on Jeopardy, it appears that AI is actively participating in human endeavors. But what does that mean for us carbon-based lifeforms and our professions?