AI & Law: Topological Maps Of The Law Boost AI In The Law

Crafting topological maps of the law is boosting AI in the law

by Dr. Lance B. Eliot

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Key briefing points about this article:

• Lawyers learn in law school about the myriad of legal cases throughout history
• Some legal cases are standouts, often referred to as landmarks
• One means of ferreting out landmarks and non-landmarks is via citation analyses
• A recent citation analysis showcases a useful topological map of the law
• Efforts to devise AI legal reasoning can be fruitfully amplified via such topological maps

Introduction

You’ve probably had lots of friendly arguments with your legal colleagues over a wide array of jurisprudence topics. Sometimes the debates are quite serious and at other times they are a bit more frivolous. I’ll arm you with some legal gold nuggets that they are unlikely to know.

Ask them if they can name the U.S. legal case that has been the most ever formally cited.