Benjamin Liu , Commercial Law Lecturer at the University of Auckland , predicts that the future of artificial intelligence ( AI ) and robotics could determine the future of the legal industry . " The rapid rise of artificial intelligence , which allows machines to learn and become an expert in any field , will pose a big challenge for the legal profession , " says Liu . This year, a group of students at the University of Toronto designed a computer programme called Ross, which took full advantage of Watson's super learning power. IBM 's Watson , however , is already expected to pass the bar exams in 2016 . Lui believes that AI will be able to replace some of the data - based functions of lawyers . Fortune magazine also ran a feature about white - collar professions that were being taken over by robots , lawyers was cited among them .
Benjamin Liu , Commercial Law Lecturer at the University of Auckland , predicts that the future of artificial intelligence ( AI ) and robotics could determine the future of the legal industry . " The rapid rise of artificial intelligence , which allows machines to learn and become an expert in any field , will pose a big challenge for the legal profession , " says Liu . IBM 's Watson , however , is already expected to pass the bar exams in 2016 . Lui believes that AI will be able to replace some of the data - based functions of lawyers . Fortune magazine also ran a feature about white - collar professions that were being taken over by robots , lawyers was cited among them .