Ask HN: Chatbot for Litigation lawyers

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Idea just popped into my head. A chatbot for litigation lawyers to help them prepare for their argument in court, like an arguebot!.....maybe even useful in the courtroom telling you when to object? like or dislike?

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"Like" or "dislike" isn't as big of a question as "possible" or "impossible". Understanding complex legal arguments, which would vary from city to city, county to county, and state to state sounds impossible with today's technology.

I agree, but I did see this one that seems to be working for traffic tickets, 160,000 wins and counting. https://venturebeat.com/2016/06/27/donotpay-traffic-lawyer-b...

That's a radically different idea. That chatbot isn't AI. It's probably barely using NLP. Users are basically just filling out a form.

Understanding and countering legal arguments is a vastly different problem. Current technology is just not even close.

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