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Artificial intelligence's (AI) potential as a game changer for legal is driving interest in the technology. But in the face of high implementation costs and an unfamiliarity with AI, deployment of AI is slow-going.

But for those already using AI, deploying the technology takes patience, understanding and, often, a whole new set of staff and processes. At the “Of Man & Myth: A Decade of Artificial Intelligence in the Law” session at Thomson Reuters' 16th annual Law Firm COO & CFO Forum, law firm and technology professionals explained what it takes to get AI projects up and running, and how to set oneself up to better use AI in the future.

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