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courtesy
of
LexisNexis.
Ever
since
generative
AI
burst
into
our
lives,
the
race
was
on
to
deliver
artificial
intelligence
to
lawyers
in
a
way
that
might
not
get
them
sanctioned.
So
far,
the
industry
seems
as
focused
on
expectation
management
as
anything
else.
Figuring
out
what
AI
actually
looks
like
in
the
legal
workflow
sucks
up
as
more
energy
as
playing
around
with
new
offerings.
Which
is
why
the
second
generation
products
are
arguably
more
interesting
for
showing
us
a
bit
of
the
lessons
learned
over
the
past
several
months.
Lexis+
AI
went
live
back
in
October,
and
while
it
already
delivered
Above
the
Law’s
favorite
application
—
the
ability
to
write
a
snarky,
derisive
cease
&
desist
letter
—
there
was
always
room
to
grow.
Today,
Lexis
announced
that
a
new
generation
will
be
available
to
subscribers
in
May
with
a
number
of
critical
enhancements:
-
Faster
Delivery
of
Results
–
AI-generated
answers
will
now
be
delivered
word-by-word
for
a
faster,
more
conversational
experience.
The
AI
Assistant
returns
trusted
results
backed
by
verifiable
authority
two
times
faster
than
the
nearest
competitor. -
Enhanced
Multi-Turn
Conversation
Capability
–
Contextual
prompt
conversations
with
the
AI
Assistant
have
been
increased
from
a
limit
of
five
interactions
to
ten,
helping
users
gain
deeper
insights
and
refine
generative
AI
answers. -
Conversational
Guidance
for
Drafting
–
Providing
tailored,
step-by-step
recommendations
that
anticipate
questions
and
guide
users
to
leverage
answers
directly
in
drafting
work
including
emails,
letters,
arguments,
clauses,
and
memos. -
Added
Delivery
Options–
Expanding
Lexis+
AI
capabilities
with
new
delivery
options
for
conversations
including
Email,
Download,
and
Print. -
AI-Generated
Statute
Summaries
–
Providing
the
first
legal
market
generative
AI-powered
summaries
across
U.S.
federal
and
state
statutes.
Also
available
to
the
public
via
the
LexisNexis
U.S.
Voting
Laws
&
Legislation
Center
as
a
part
of
the
company’s
work
to
support
transparency
of
law. -
Increased
Document
Upload
Capacity
–
Enabling
users
to
analyze
and
summarize
larger
documents,
now
up
to
400,000
characters
per
request
(approximately
150
pages
per
document). -
Improved
User
Experience
–
Refining
the
user
experience
with
improved
readability,
ease-of-use,
and
aesthetic
updates,
including
support
to
easily
deliver
and
share
Lexis+
AI
output.
So
what
does
this
all
mean?
Some
of
the
improvements
represent
natural
steps
along
the
charted
path.
BIGGER
capacity
for
document
analysis!
MORE
contextual
prompts!
FASTER,
FASTER,
FASTER!
But
there’s
some
new
stuff
in
there.
New
delivery
options
take
AI
to
where
the
users
most
want
it,
and
that’s
the
sort
of
workflow
insight
that
we’re
going
to
figure
out
as
we
stroll
along
this
AI
journey.
Meanwhile,
summarization
is
a
core
AI
use
case.
Statute
summaries
must
reflect
a
need
they’re
seeing
out
there
among
the
users.
Let’s
check
the
PATRIOT
ACT:
OK,
maybe
a
bad
example.
But
the
inclusion
of
the
U.S.
Voting
Laws
&
Legislation
Center
materials
just
in
time
for
the
2024
election
is
a
fantastic
move.
We’ve
written
about
the
Center
in
the
past,
but
it’s
an
invaluable
tool
for
anyone
trying
to
stay
on
top
of
their
rights
and,
importantly,
challenging
voter
suppression
efforts.
If
you’re
interested,
you
can
sign
up
for
the
insider
program
here.
Earlier:
Lexis+
AI
Arrived
This
Morning…
So
What
Do
You
Think?
New
LexisNexis
Generative
AI
Writes
Mean
Cease
&
Desist
Letters,
Becoming
The
AI
We
Never
Knew
We
Needed
Joe
Patrice is
a
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editor
at
Above
the
Law
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of
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A
Lawyer.
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