I have the honor of being the Chairperson of the 2018 Gillard Lecture which is sponsored by the St Alumni of . John’s University Division of Library and Information Science. I will be introducing this year’s speaker, Brian Kuhn, the Founder and Co-Leader of the IBM Watson Legal. Brian is responsible for defining the intersection
IBM Watson
Augmented Intelligence as a Reference Librarian? Twice as Fast Half as Good… For Now…
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Last night I delivered the Gillard Lecture at the St. John’s University Graduate Division of Library and Information Science. My presention was titled “Has the Librarian-ship Sailed? Redefining the Profession in a Post Google World.” I want to thank the program director Professor James Vorbach for the wonderful reception. It was great to see
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“Westlaw Answers” Looks A lot Like AI to Me. Westlaw Releases Major New Features – And It’s All in Your Contract!
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Westlaw Adds 6 New Features: “Westlaw Answers,”
Research Recommendations, Snapshots, and Folder Enhancements… At No Charge to
Subscribers!
Research Recommendations, Snapshots, and Folder Enhancements… At No Charge to
Subscribers!
There has been great anticipation surrounding the recent
announcement that Thomson Reuters was entering into an alliance with IBM to use
their Watson technology. Westlaw’s new features especially “Westlaw
Answers” caused me to assume that this must
announcement that Thomson Reuters was entering into an alliance with IBM to use
their Watson technology. Westlaw’s new features especially “Westlaw
Answers” caused me to assume that this must
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Thomson Reuters Rebrands as “The Answer Company,” Leveraging Watson, Unveils E-Discovery Point, Practice Point and PermID
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Last Wednesday, Thomson Reuters hosted an Innovation Summit
in New York City for legal journalists and bloggers in advance of the Legal Tech
Conference.
in New York City for legal journalists and bloggers in advance of the Legal Tech
Conference.
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ABA LPM Knowledge Strategy Subgroup Offers Free Webinar “How to Compete with WatsonJD ” Future Proof Your Practice
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Knowledge strategy is not about technology; it’s about
efficiency. In the current buyers market, value conscious clients shop around for law firms that can demonstrate that they have a knowledge strategy. For law firms, alternative fee arrangements can not be profitable unless they have optimized efficiency by leveraging internal knowledge and time saving tools and resources.. Savvy clients will go
efficiency. In the current buyers market, value conscious clients shop around for law firms that can demonstrate that they have a knowledge strategy. For law firms, alternative fee arrangements can not be profitable unless they have optimized efficiency by leveraging internal knowledge and time saving tools and resources.. Savvy clients will go
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Breaking News: Thomson Reuters and IBM to Collaborate on Watson Cognitive Solutions
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Thomson Reuters announced today that they have entered into a collaboration with IBM to deliver cognitive technology solutions to their customers. Before the legal profession falls into a swoon of anticipation —lets be clear. The press release makes no mention of the legal market in particular. Thomson Reuters is a very large multinational organization that
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IBM Watson – Not the Robot Apocalypse! — AALL Spectrum Relaunches with A Technology Focused Debut Issue
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Back in July, I hosted a program on IBM Watson at the American Association of Law Libraries Conference in Philadelphia.
Kyla Moran of IBM Watson Team at AALL |
I wrote an article about the program: ” Hand in Hand with IBM Watson: How Will Augmented Intelligence will Transform the Way We Work?” which has been
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