A three-year study focused on identifying and removing barriers to AI in the legal services is to receive £1 million in funding by the government, as part of the latest round of funding provided for AI research.
£3m is to be allocated to research, under the AI and Data Grand Challenge announced in last year’s industrial strategy.
The study is to be conducted by Professor John Armour of Oxford University. He will be looking into how the existing barriers preventing the development of AI technology in the legal services can be removed, so to unlock the tech’s true potential.
The research will include what training and education should be provided to ensure lawyers become properly engaged with the technology, as well as providing some legal training for the programmers.
‘Ensuring our world-leading legal services industry remains the primary choice for international businesses as we prepare to leave the European Union is a priority for this government.
‘Widespread use of Artificial Intelligence is set to transform the £24bn sector, allowing innovative companies to accurately review contracts at high speed and develop ground-breaking tools that could be used to help predict case outcomes.
The projects begin next month and will run for three years.
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