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 .
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," said Liu. IBM's supercomputer, Watson, 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.