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Edinburgh-headquartered Wordsmith AI has announced a $70 million Series B funding from Highland Europe and Index Ventures among others. The legal AI startup was founded by CEO Ross McNairn, CTO Volodymyr Giginiak, and COO Robbie Falkenthal. Mr McNairn is a former lawyer turned technology executive w

Law professors overwhelmingly preferred AI-generated answers over those written by fellow law professors – and flagged the AI answers as potentially misleading or harmful far less often, a study conducted by Stanford University has found. Led by Stanford Law School Professor Julian Nyarko, the

While AI may have some uses in student assessment, relying on it would result in “homogenised” grading that “underestimates brilliance”, according to researchers from Cambridge University. Researchers have used top Generative AI models to grade hundreds of undergraduate essay

Humanoid robots are moving closer to everyday life, but the UK lacks the laws and safeguards needed to protect the public, a researcher at Edinburgh Napier University has warned. Dr Carl Strathearn, a lecturer in computer science and researcher in autonomous social robotics at the university, said t

Artificial intelligence could automate between 30 per cent and 50 per cent of tasks in most financial services roles, threatening significant employment consequences across the industry unless the technology is leveraged to drive growth rather than just efficiency, a new report has revealed. Commiss

New research led by Trinity College Dublin in collaboration with Edinburgh University and other institutions pinpoints the growing threat posed by the influence AI companies have over the rule of law and people's lives. The international team behind the work, which comprised researchers based in Ire

Taylor Swift has filed trademark applications covering her voice and visual likeness, in a move to guard against AI-driven impersonations. The singer has submitted three applications in the US: one based on a photograph of her performing during the Eras Tour, and two others featuring audio clips of

New findings from Bank of Scotland’s Business Barometer show that AI is helping Scottish firms work more efficiently and unlock new opportunities for growth. Scottish businesses integrating AI into their operations are reporting significant financial benefits, with 96 per cent seeing increased

AI’s rapid advance could transform – or even eclipse – core aspects of legal and dispute resolution work, warns John Sturrock KC. The founder of a site where AI models communicate with one another compared them to a “new species that is on planet Earth that is now smarter tha

As AI enters complaints handling, gains in speed and insight must be balanced against fairness, transparency and the human touch, writes Vicky Crichton. Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping how organisations interact with the people they serve. That’s certainly true in the world of com

The judge in the Sandie Peggie Employment Tribunal case has laid blame on a “judicial colleague” for the numerous errors in his ruling. Judge Sandy Kemp insisted that he did not us AI to help him write his 312-page judgment in the case, which has now been corrected a number of times.

Google and the artificial intelligence startup Character.AI have reached settlements in a series of lawsuits brought by families who claim AI chatbots caused harm to children, including contributing to the suicide of a Florida teenager, court filings show. The proposed settlements cover cases filed

Sherwen Studios, a digital agency specialising in AI, automation, and digital transformation, has published a new report to help law "confidently embrace AI" as it moves from pilot projects to core operations. The report outlines the specific steps legal firms should take before investing in an

The last revolution in legal education was not digital but electrical. For a time, the lecture halls of Edinburgh and Glasgow stood half-in, half-out of the new century: stone stairwells lit by bare bulbs, while seminar rooms still relied on the yellow comfort of gaslight. No one doubted that electr

Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, is under criminal investigation for Holocaust denial. Public prosecutors in Paris launched an investigation after Grok appeared to verify false claims made on X by a French neo-Nazi previously convicted of Holocaust denial offences.