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In our latest Clarity on Tech podcast, Judge Maritza Braswell and Judge Xavier Rodriguez explore how they view key rules of civil procedure and evidence in an AI world. As courts continue to grapple with exploding data volumes and AI technologies bring a new innovative element to the conversation, what will be the impact of AI-driven efficiency on the high level of fairness and accuracy that all courts strive toward?

In our latest Clarity on Tech podcast, Judge Maritza Braswell and Judge Scott Schlegel discuss the far-reaching impact of AI on society and the legal system, exploring its potential to increase access to justice while also considering the ethical and practical challenges that come with it. Drawing on their experiences in trial and appellate courts to examine the transformative power of AI, the judges discuss the need for adapting traditional legal frameworks and the emerging duties and responsibilities of judges and court professionals in an AI-driven world.

In this episode of the Thomson Reuters Institute (TRI) Clarity podcast, Nadya Britton, TRI Content Lead for tax, and Shaun Hunley, Executive Editor of Thomson Reuters Checkpoint, break down the newly signed One Big Beautiful Bill Act and discuss how you could be impacted. Delivering a clear, insightful look at the most important tax provisions included in this sweeping legislation, the pair examine what this really means in practice — from key changes that impact your clients to strategies for effective communication and preparation.  

In this episode of the Thomson Reuters Institute Clarity podcast, Mike Abbott, Head of the Thomson Reuters Institute, speaks with Steve Hasker, President and CEO of Thomson Reuters, about the recently released third annual Future of Professionals report, which looks at the impact AI is having on professional work and how legal firms, tax, audit & accounting firms, and in-house corporate teams can leverage their use of AI for maximum value.

The latest episode of our Clarity on Tech podcast explores the critical need for dedicated AI policies in federal agencies, featuring a discussion with Grace Cheng from Thomson Reuters Practical Law, around why AI policymaking in government agencies requires fundamentally different approaches than typical IT standards because of the unique ethical considerations, bias risks, and societal impacts that public agencies have to manage.

In this episode of the Thomson Reuters Institute (TRI) Clarity podcast, Nadya Britton, Enterprise Content Manager of Tax, Accounting, Audit, and Trade at TRI, speaks with Allen Stahl, Director of Strategic Tax & Accounting Technology at Thomson Reuters. Together, they explore the central theme of this year’s recent 2025 State of Tax Professionals Report: leveraging technology to enhance efficiency and drive growth in tax workflows. With firms increasingly prioritizing technology, the pair discuss how automation and AI integration are key strategies for boosting productivity and freeing up professionals to focus on higher-value services.

In our latest Clarity on Tech podcast, Judge Maritza Braswell and Judge Pamela Gates explore how AI currently is being integrated into trial courts and the potential future applications for it. The judges discuss the promising uses of AI for administrative tasks and improving access to justice, while also addressing concerns about overreliance, the risk of AI influencing judicial outcomes, and maintaining public trust in court decisions.

In the latest Clarity podcast, Thomson Reuters’ Will Strickland and Jenifer Fernandez are joined by trade expert Ryan Bialas, Director of Global Trade Compliance for Thermo Fisher Scientific, to explore how technology tools and innovative strategies are helping businesses mitigate the impacts of tariffs and how trade professionals can navigate changing tariff policies.

In the latest Clarity podcast, Rabihah Butler, Enterprise Content Manager for Risk, Fraud, Government & Courts for Thomson Reuters Institute (TRI), speaks with David Slayton, Executive Officer and Clerk of Court for the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, and Andrea Miller, Senior Research Associate at the National Center for State Courts (NCSC). The group discusses the findings of the latest report from TRI and NCSC, “Staffing, Operations and Technology: A 2025 Survey of State Courts” and the reasons behind the judiciary's slow embrace of AI technologies and what this hesitation signifies for the future of our justice system.

AI agents may be arriving at tax, audit & accounting firms sooner than you'd expect. In the premiere episode of our new Clarity on Tech podcast series, we’re exploring the world of agentic AI in tax, audit & accounting. What is it? How is it different from generative AI? And will there be an AI agent doing my tax research in the near future? In this podcast, he Thomson Reuters Institute’s Zach Warren speaks with Michael Kim, Director of AI Integration and Customer Success at Thomson Reuters, who says the future is already here.