Over the past few weeks, I’ve had the privilege of moderating and speaking on several high-profile panels about AI adoption in the legal sector, including SurePoint Technology’s Ignite 2025 Conference in Austin, Texas.  I led the “Smarter, Safer, Stronger – Responsible AI Strategies” panel  which led to 2 additional follow up sessions with my fellow panelists – industry leaders with expertise in adoption, integration and security.

If you read my first AI 101 post, you’ll remember I warned: don’t confuse robotic process automation (RPA) and machine learning (ML) with AI .  Today, we’re going to unpack that and add a bit of history because, in the legal and compliance world, understanding when  a technology emerged and what it actually does can save you time, money, and a few grey hairs. Although I was a Chief Legal & Compliance Officer for many years, what I write here is useful for any leader to kno

This is the first in a series of blog posts which I will be calling #AI101.  If you're not sure you know your GAI from your AGI and vaguely remember LLMs as having something to do with advanced law degrees, you are not alone.  There are a lot of shiny objects out there and a lot of snake-oil vendors.  So, before we perpetuate errors, let's get back to basics.