Legaltech New York is here. In fact, the three-day event—now part of #Legalweek17—is nearly halfway over. Between the keynotes full of industry insights, conversations with peers about the future of law, an overwhelming amount of swag, and puppies on the exhibit floor, time tends to fly by at Legaltech.
To sum up Day 1, we’ve compiled our favorite tweets. Whether you’re grabbing a coffee in NYC to refocus after last night’s social event or holding down the fort at the office, take a minute to catch up on the trending topics.
1. AI is Here to Stay
Andrew McAfee, a principal research scientist at MIT, shared some bold thoughts on artificial intelligence during the Legalweek opening keynote.
#LEGALWEEK17: @amcafee on #ArtificialIntelligence: How does a chess grand master say he can beat computer? Bring a hammer. #Legaltech
— David Horrigan (@DavidHorrigan) January 31, 2017
2. But Humans Are Still Necessary (at Least for Now)
While artificial intelligence is becoming more prominent in the industry, humans still have skills that technology hasn’t been able to crack.
.@amcafee: "#technology can now recognize human emotions, but that does't mean they can negotiate or persuade" #legalweek17
— Legalweek Show (@LegalweekShow) January 31, 2017
3. Preservation and Information Governance in the Cloud
Questions were raised in e-Discovery, the Cloud, & Beyond—with panelists from KPMG, Boehringer Ingelheim, Delta, and HP—about whether you should preserve everything in the cloud because it’s easier and cheaper. Thane Vallette of HP says no. Here’s why:
#LEGALWEEK17 #ThaneVallette of @HP: Even if data preservation is cheaper/easier, preserving everything for #eDiscovery still has hacker risk
— David Horrigan (@DavidHorrigan) January 31, 2017
4. The Current State of the Supreme Court
In the Update on the Federal and Supreme Courts, Dr. Erwin Chemerinsky—dean for the School of Law at University of California, Irvine—noted the impact (or lack thereof) of the Supreme Court’s recent deadlock.
#LEGALWEEK17: Dean #ErwinChemerinsky: Since Scalia’s death, the 4-4 deadlocked #SCOTUS let the lower court decision stand 5 times.
— David Horrigan (@DavidHorrigan) January 31, 2017
5. Millennials v. SCOTUS: The Technology Gap in Law
Dean Erwin Chemerinsky also highlighted the technological dichotomy between future lawyers and the current Supreme Court justices.
On the Supreme Court:
#LEGALWEEK17: Dean #ErwinChemerinsky: The #SCOTUS justices are struggling with #technology & bringing #law into 20th Century.
— David Horrigan (@DavidHorrigan) January 31, 2017
On Law Students:
#LEGALWEEK17: Dean #ErwinChemerinsky: When I teach Katz v. United States, I realize most of my #law students don't know what phone booth is.
— David Horrigan (@DavidHorrigan) January 31, 2017
6. Disruption in the Technology Age
During the opening keynote, Andrew McAfee also touched on key traits of disruptors in legal technology.
Disruptors will be evidence-driven, outward looking platform builders with geeky leadership. @amcafee #Legalweek17
— Bob Ambrogi (@bobambrogi) January 31, 2017
While Legaltech has covered a lot of ground, there’s still a lot left to learn. If you’re at the conference, make sure to stop by one of our sessions in Concourse A today to learn how to bring your e-discovery project together with email thread visualization, ECA and Investigation, and more.
Couldn’t make it to New York this year? Check out kCura on Twitter to get the latest updates on the rest of the conference.
