Last October, LexisNexis launched its AI research tool, Lexis+ AI, for implementation with U.S. customers. At that time, they also performed a limited rollout within law schools, targeted at specific faculty, librarians, and students. In a recent move, LexisNexis has decided to expand access to its Lexis+ AI, making it accessible to approximately 100,000 second and third-year law students from the upcoming spring semester. Some students may be able to gain access as early as this week. You can find more details here.
Lexis+ AI employs large language models (LLMs) to answer questions related to legal research, summarize legal issues, and generate drafts of legal documents. LexisNexis claims its tool provides dependable outcomes, equipped with “hallucination-free” linked legal citations. The product combines the capabilities of generative AI with LexisNexis’s proprietary search technology, the renowned Shepard’s Citations functionality, and authoritative content.
According to LexisNexis, they used the initial limited rollout within law schools to test the application in that environment. The feedback obtained from these tests was integrated into the product and its future rollout plans.