LexisNexis Eyes AI to Streamline Legal Work, But Proceeds Cautiously After Flawed Trial

LexisNexis sees potential for AI to reduce mundane legal work, but recognizes issues as it explores generative AI.
CTO Jeff Reihl understands the value of AI, which LexisNexis has been building into its platform.
ChatGPT-like functionality could help lawyers with brief writing and finding citations faster.
Poor AI-written legal brief in June showed need to carefully check AI's work, especially in legal contexts.
LexisNexis aims to embrace generative AI to ease legal writing and research while avoiding pitfalls.

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