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Leading AI product launches in the UK

13 June 2024
Issue: 8075 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Technology , Artificial intelligence
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Lexis+ AI, the artificial intelligence tool based on reliable legal content and designed specifically for lawyers, is now generally available for customers in the UK

The announcement, made this week by LexisNexis Legal & Professional, follows the commercial launches of the product in the US and Australia.

Lexis+ AI provides direct links in its responses to citable authority from LexisNexis, the world’s largest repository of legal content.

This means users can instantly validate results, safeguarding against the risk of invented content or hallucinations. Cases of ChatGPT hallucinating or inventing fictitious cases have been reported in both the US and Canada after lawyers used the generic AI tool for legal research. 

However, Lexis+ AI automatically checks all linked citations against LexisNexis’ content to ensure they are valid. The LexisNexis repository contains primary, secondary, analytical content and practical guidance modules.

Gerry Duffy, managing director of LexisNexis UK, said: ‘This is a pivotal moment in the history of the UK legal industry.

‘We have had unprecedented levels of interest in Lexis+ AI from our market and as of today, many of our customers will be enjoying the competitive advantage of having access to our rich and authoritative content combined with our leading AI technology.’

The product was developed with input from law firms including Macfarlanes, Eversheds Sutherland, Pinsent Masons and CMS UK.

Eleanor Windsor, partner and director of knowledge management at Irwin Mitchell, which has selected Lexis+ AI, said it would enable lawyers to ask questions as they would to a trusted colleague, with cited and linked answers.

LexisNexis describes Lexis+ AI’s features as including ‘conversational search, intelligent legal drafting, insightful summarisation, and document upload capabilities, all supported by state-of-the-art encryption and privacy technology to keep sensitive data secure’.

For more information on Lexis+ AI or for a demo, visit Lexisnexis.co.uk/lexis-plus/lexis-plus-ai.html

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