CompaniesProfessional ServicesLegal professionPrint articleMaxim ShanahanProfessional services reporterOct 17, 2024 – 10.15amSaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginThe legal profession is safe from the robot revolution for another day, after a human lawyer triumphed over an artificial intelligence-assisted rival in a mock trial run as part of SXSW Sydney this week.Caught holding a theoretical mobile behind a theoretical steering wheel, the putative defendant was afforded the assistance of Lander&Rogers lawyer Jeanette Merjane and a NexLaw AI bot, each attempting to help the driver beat the rap.Loading...Maxim Shanahanis a professional services reporter at the Australian Financial Review.EmailMaximatmax.shanahan@nine.com.auSaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginLicense articleFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreLegal professionAIFetching latest articlesOlympic weightlifting is hard. This boss uses the 1pc rule to get it doneLucy DeanOut-of-control watch price rises give housing a run for its moneyKnow your craft: How the biggest airlines rate at the pointy end‘We’ll fight’: Alex Waislitz on family battles and bad betsPatrick DurkinJob appointments have never been purely merit-based: CEW chiefWhy this CEO saves creative work for after her periodNew Zealand pops its cork for one of the world’s great wine festivalsMax AllenWhy Hawaii’s data-driven wellness retreat is a haven for high-flyersA last-chance tote bag and a groovy case for trumpetersVictor Smorgon’s star fundie eyes 50pc returns for new fundAlex GluyasForrest family powerbroker had alleged role in big Fortescue decisionsEllison-run garnet mine faces punishment over unsanctioned development