State of AI in eDiscovery

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In the span of just one year, AI has moved from early exploration to pockets of true execution within the legal industry. While use of AI is by no means ubiquitous, the pace of adoption is occurring more rapidly than many expected.

Across the board, law firms, corporate legal departments, and service providers have shifted from testing AI tools and experimenting with solution development to integrating AI tools into critical workflows and launching a whole host of new AI solutions.

At Lighthouse, we’ve been developing large language model (LLM) backed AI solutions for over six years because we’re bullish on the unique capabilities this type of technology provides to solve tough eDiscovery challenges that used to have no good answer. With the explosion of AI that occurred in the wake of ChatGPT we’ve seen huge uptick in both interest and adoption of our solutions—a trend that’s paralleled across the legal industry.

Our second annual State of AI in eDiscovery Report offers a comprehensive look into the evolving landscape of AI awareness, perception, adoption, and attitudes in our space based on inputs from 225 legal professionals across corporate legal teams and law firms.

The insights gained from this year’s survey highlight acceleration across the board—acceleration in adoption, advancements in understanding, and a maturing view on both the opportunities and risks presented by AI. By comparing this year’s findings with last year’s, our report sheds light on the attitudes driving this acceleration as well as illuminating where challenges remain and what’s next.