Abdi Aidid on being your most creative, dynamic self

May 15, 2024

Abdi Aidid, a University of Toronto law professor and former VP of legal research for Blue J, discusses AI in law and the potential for a human-machine partnership. Topics include AI's role in legal tasks, the impact on legal services accessibility, and using AI to focus on human strengths. Aidid also explores the innovations of BlueJay in using AI for legal research.

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

AI Enhancing Legal Services

01:31 • 21min

The Role of AI in Simplifying Legal Processes and the Need for User-Friendly Design

22:10 • 2min

Exploring the Innovations of BlueJay in Legal Tech with AI

24:29 • 2min

Navigating the Integration of AI in the Legal System

26:00 • 12min

Exploring the Role of AI in Enhancing Legal Work and Justice

38:06 • 2min

For our second episode of Working Smarter, we’re talking to University of Toronto law professor Abdi Aidid about AI, the law, and the “possibility of an intelligent division of labor between human and machine.”

Aidid is interested in how AI can help legal professionals be better at their jobs and improve the delivery of legal services. He’s also the former vice president of legal research for Blue J—a legal tech company that uses machine learning to help lawyers review, analyze, and synthesize information faster and more efficiently than they could on their own—and the co-author of The Legal Singularity: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Law Radically Better.

Hear Aidid talk about using AI to spend more time on the things humans do best, how lawyers are already using AI-powered tools, and why he thinks AI could actually make legal services more accessible and better able to meet people’s needs.

Show notes:

To hear more from Abdi Aidid, read our previous interview on Work in Progress.
Visit the University of Toronto website to learn more about Abdi Aidid and his work.
The Legal Singularity: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Law Radically Better by Abdi Aidid and Benjamin Alarie is available now.
Read the full transcript of this interview on our website.

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