#532 Rewriting the Rulebook: Carina Negreanu on How AI is Transforming Legal Tech

In this episode, Mehmet Gonullu sits down with Carina Negreanu, CTO of Robin AI, to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping the legal industry. From her roots in physics and machine learning to leading one of the most innovative legal tech companies, Carina shares how Robin AI is using AI to simplify contracts, enhance trust, and improve lawyer productivity.

The conversation dives deep into the intersection of AI, law, and human judgment, discussing the challenges of accuracy, bias, verification, and the evolving role of co-pilots and agents in legal workflows.

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About Carina Negreanu

Carina Negreanu is the CTO of Robin AI, a fast-growing legal tech company transforming how organizations manage contracts. Before joining Robin AI, she was Principal Research Manager at Microsoft Research, where she led groundbreaking work on formula generation and co-generation for Excel. Carina holds a PhD in Physics, where she studied Einstein’s General Relativity systems — a foundation that shaped her rigorous, data-driven approach to AI.

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Key Takeaways

• AI as an Enabler, Not a Replacement – Tools should empower lawyers to verify results and enhance confidence, not automate judgment.

• Verification First Mindset – Robin AI’s approach builds user trust through transparency and feedback loops.

• Bridging Accuracy and Bias – Continuous improvement and human oversight are essential for ethical AI adoption.

• The Build vs. Buy Debate in AI – Why enterprises should evaluate long-term maintenance, model evolution, and vendor credibility.

• The Adoption Challenge – AI success depends as much on user education and expectation-setting as on the technology itself.

• Legal Co-Pilots & AI Agents – The next frontier: workflow automation that simplifies contract negotiation and legal research.

• Personalization is the Future – AI that understands user preferences and adapts over time will redefine the legal workspace.

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What You’ll Learn

• How Robin AI automates and verifies complex contract review workflows

• The importance of human-in-the-loop AI for high-stakes decisions

• Why enterprise AI adoption struggles — and how to fix it

• How legal copilots and agents are redefining trust, transparency, and productivity

• The role of personalization and verification in next-gen AI systems

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Episode Highlights (Timestamps)

00:02 — Carina’s journey from physics to AI leadership

00:05 — How Robin AI simplifies contract workflows

00:09 — Tackling accuracy and bias in legal tech

00:13 — Build vs. Buy: navigating AI decision-making

00:18 — Why enterprise AI adoption often fails

00:27 — The rise of legal copilots and workflow agents

00:34 — The future of interoperability and AI ethics

00:37 — Personalization as the next big leap in AI

00:39 — Carina’s advice for CTOs evaluating AI partners

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Resources Mentioned

• Robin AI: https://robinai.com/ – Learn more about Carina’s company and its Legal Intelligence Platform

• Carina Negreanu on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carina-suzana-negreanu/