Primary Research Group Survey of Law Library Use of Artificial Intelligence

New York-based Primary Research Group has published the results of a Survey of Law Library Use of Artificial Intelligence:

"The 90-page study presents data and commentary from 72 law libraries predominantly from the USA and Canada, about their use of artificial intelligence products in legal research and other applications.  In addition, the study highlights how these libraries are educating their patrons in artificial intelligence approaches to legal research and organizational management.  Survey participants also rate the impact and expected impact of artificial intelligence on various aspects of the legal profession including legal research, eDiscovery, law services marketing and other areas."

Among the highlights:

• 2.78% of respondents indicated their organization had used artificial intelligence tools for predicting length of sentence or likelihood of imprisonment.
• 40% of law firms sampled were using artificial intelligence tools to predict money awards of damages.
• Respondents under the age of 45 were much more likely than older survey participants to say that artificial intelligence approaches had  significantly impacted docket searching.

Print or PDF versions of the report can be ordered for  $179US.