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45 Can. L. Libr. Rev. 16 (2020)
Artificial Intelligence in Canadian Law Libraries

handle is hein.journals/callb45 and id is 126 raw text is: liii Artificial Intelligence in Canadian Law Libraries By Leanne Soares* ABSTRACT This article explores the current use of artificial intelligence in the Canadian legal industry and its impact on legal information professionals. The article defines artificial intelligence, discusses its history within Canada and the United States, and narrows the discussion to artificial intelligence in both academic law libraries and law firm settings. The author proposes options for the future of artificial intelligence within Canadian law libraries and the impact it could have on law librarians. SOMMAIRE Cet article explore l'utilisation actuelle de l'intelligence artificielle dans l'industrie juridique canadienne et son impact sur les professionnels de /'information juridique. L'article definit l'intelligence artificielle, discute de son developpement au Canada et aux Etats-Unis, et limite la discussion d /'intelligence artificielle dans les bibliothdques juridiques universitaires et les cabinets d'avocats. L'auteur propose des options pour l'avenir de /'intelligence artificielle dans les bibliotheques juridiques canadiennes et l'impact qu'elle pourrait avoir sur les bibliothecaires juridiques. Introduction A few years ago, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by the legal industry was a distant thought. However, recent technological advancements have allowed companies like ROSS Intelligence, Blue J Legal, and LoomAnalyticsto bridge the gap between artificial intelligence and legal information. While the legal industry has received artificial intelligence positively, it is important to take a step back and evaluate the benefits and downsides of its use for legal information professionals who are uncertain of how their roles will change in this new environment. One concern is whether librarians will still be needed to mediate and navigate mass amounts of information. After defining artificial intelligence, this article will discuss its history within Canada and the United States, examine its use in law libraries in both academic and law firm settings, and propose options for the future of artificial intelligence within Canadian law libraries. Defining Al While artificial intelligence is a well-known term, there is no consensus on what exactly it is. In 1988, Lashbrooke stated that the problem with defining artificial intelligence isthatthere is not a singular definition of what it is.1 Barr and Feigenbaum defined artificial intelligence as the part of computer science concerned with designing intelligent computer systems, that is, systems that exhibit the characteristics we associate with intelligence in human behavior.2 Similarly, in 2016, Talley stated that a common image of artificial intelligence is a robot that thinks like a human and interacts seamlessly Leanne Soares graduated from the University of Toronto's Master of Information program in 2019 and is the Member Information Records Associate at the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan in Toronto. This article was written for her Legal Literature and Librarianship course in the winter semester of 2019. 1 EC Lashbrooke, Jr, Legal Reasoning and Artificial Intelligence (1988) 34:2 Loy L Rev 287 at 295. 2 Avron Barr & Edward A Feigenbaum, eds, The Handbook of Artificial Intelligence, vol 1 (Stanford, Cal: HeurisTech Press, 1981) at 3. 2020 Canadian Law Library Review/Revue canadienne des bibliotheques de droit, Volume/Tome 45, No. 4

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