Robot Attorneys
My Attorney The Robot The robotic workforce is on the rise. Oxford University estimates that 47% of all US jobs will be held by robots within the next twenty years. The most vulnerable jobs are repetitive tasks such as assembly line work and restaurant wait and kitchen staff. But more intellectual, creative positions are also being claimed by robots. Case in point: robot attorneys. Scales of Justice Tilt Robotic Instead of an army of lawyers and paralegals reviewing reams of documents and billing on an hourly basis, robots can do it efficiently and at a fraction of the cost. A Palo Alto, California company has developed software that can analyze 1.5 million documents for under $100,000. That means law firm staffs billed out to do document reviews are becoming passe, thanks to artificial intelligence and robotics. As one law firm managing partner put it, robots don't get bored, don't get headaches and don't make mistakes. They also don't bill at astronom