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HR consultant wins English court case using AI lawyer in apparent legal first
Barrister who was given material produced by Garfield AI says advocacy at trial ‘remained fundamentally human’ An artificial intelligence law firm has won a case in an English court, in what is believed to be the first time a trial has been won using an AI lawyer. A freelance HR consultant, Tamires Camal Taquidir, paid the firm, Garfield AI, about £400 to send a legal letter and then issue court proceedings over an unpaid debt of £7,000. Continue reading...
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Barrister who was given material produced by Garfield AI says advocacy at trial ‘remained fundamentally human’ An artificial intelligence law firm has won a case in an English court, in what is believed to be the first time a trial has been won using an AI lawyer. A freelance HR consultant, Tamires Camal Taquidir, paid the firm, Garfield AI, about £400 to send a legal letter and then issue court proceedings over an unpaid debt of £7,000. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s linked item, HR consultant wins English court case using AI lawyer in apparent legal first, Barrister who was given material produced by Garfield AI says advocacy at trial ‘remained fundamentally human’ An artificial intelligence law firm has won a case in an English court, in what is believed to be the first time a trial has been won using an AI lawyer. A freelance HR consultant, Tamires Camal Taquidir, paid the firm, Garfield AI, about £400 to send a legal letter and then issue court proceedings over an unpaid debt of £7,000. Continue reading…
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