At Legalweek 2025, a large gathering of legal professionals and tech vendors, discussions on AI are pervasive, with the term appearing over 250 times on the agenda. This year's conference highlights the importance of integrating AI into legal products, as vendors risk being left behind by competitors. Keynote speaker Rob Lowe will address topics of reinvention, which may hint at the changing roles of junior lawyers amid AI advancements. The industry acknowledges AI's growing presence, despite ongoing debates about its efficacy in replacing traditional legal roles.
Portlandia had a bit about Northwest hipsters putting a bird on every knick knack up for sale. "Put a bird on it" involved shoving birds onto everything from tote bags to homemade pillows.
Doug Austin of eDiscovery Today helpfully creates word clouds based on conference agendas and found that "AI" appears a staggering 250 times - 108 more than last year.
But he's probably just going to talk about the time he mistakenly ate a carb.
To be fair to the vendors, they have to inject AI into their products or risk falling behind competitors who do.
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