Why most legal AI will be invisible
The legal AI everyone talks about has a chat box and a brand. The legal AI that actually wins will have neither - it'll disappear into the tools lawyers already use, and that's exactly why it'll work.
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I build AI products that lawyers actually use - and write about what it takes to make legal innovation stick. I'm Dominic "Dom" Conte - co-founder at Purple, and a former real-estate solicitor.
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