Injecting Rationalism into the Artificial Intelligence Discussion

Ever since IBM’s Watson beat two jeopardy champs in 2011, there have been voices predicting that artificial intelligence will displace human lawyers.

To bring some light to this discussion, Vanderbilt Law School is hosting “Watson, Esq.: Will Your Next Lawyer Be a Machine,” billed as the first legal conference on the topic and scheduled to take place on April 13th and 14th.

In an interview, Larry Bridgesmith, an adjunct professor of law at Vanderbilt, said he hopes the conference will dispel some of the myths about the role of artificial intelligence, which he believes is more likely to enhance human lawyer’s work than it is to ...