AI accuracy in legal research remains in ‘check your work’ phase

AI Accuracy in Legal Research Remains in ‘Check Your Work’ Phase

Generative AI promises to make legal research faster and more thorough if a technique that aims to stop the technology from making up things can be perfected.

Retrieval-augmented generation, or RAG, is the leading contender for preventing AI hallucinations. But out in the real world, doubts persist.

“Ultimately, these legal research-specific RAG tools can be very helpful,” said Adam Rouse, director and senior counsel of e-discovery at Walgreens. “I think they can increase efficiency quite a bit. But I still think we’re still at the ‘check your work’ phase. ...