Building With AI Redefining legal research with AI | Otto von Zastrow-Marcks (Founder and CEO of Midpage)
In this episode of Building With AI, host Haroon Choudery is joined by Otto von Zastrow-Marcks, Founder and CEO of Midpage. Otto's journey from robotics to legal tech was motivated by the challenges lawyers encounter early in their careers. With Midpage, he introduced a generative AI platform designed to assist US lawyers in research and case drafting.
During the conversation, they discuss:
- Why auto-completion is difficult to carry out in legal tech,
- How Midpage turns snippets into arguments,
- Building the right UI/UX,
- The biggest challenge of working with non-deterministic code,
- The future of legal tech,
- And much more!
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[00:00] Up next:
[00:11] Episode introduction
[01:08] Autoblocks: AI Optimization Platform
[02:01] Otto’s introduction
[03:22] Lawns to law: Why this Otto went into legal tech
[04:47] Midpage's Job To Be Done (JTBD)
[05:50] Otto's 'Aha!' moment
[07:01] Why auto-completion is difficult to carry out in legal tech
[08:42] How Midpage turns snippets into arguments
[11:41] Building the right UI/UX
[13:33] The tech stack behind Midpage
[15:43] Midpage's approach for effective retrieval
[19:36] The future of UI
[22:28] How startups can build an edge
[25:21] The biggest challenge of working with non-deterministic code
[27:36] The future of legal tech
[32:05] Otto's hottest AI take
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Building with AI is a weekly podcast featuring conversations with top AI product builders and leaders. Through thoughtful dialogue, host Haroon Choudery (CEO of Autoblocks) uncovers tactical insights that help listeners build & scale world-class AI products.
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Where to find Otto von Zastrow :
- Linkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/otto-von-zastrow-marcks-631b74113/
- X: https://twitter.com/OttoZastrow
Learn more about Midpage:
- Website: https://www.midpage.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/midpage/
- X: https://twitter.com/OttoZastrow
Where to find Haroon Choudery:
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