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34 Alb. L.J. Sci. & Tech. 1 (2023-2025)

handle is hein.journals/albnyst34 and id is 1 raw text is: THE NEW KID ON THE BLOCK - THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION By: Samuel D. Hodge, Jr* Artificial intelligence has arrived, and the legal profession is not immune. The seeds of AI have been implanted in the world of alternative dispute resolution; however, its full impact is yet to be realized. -Henry J. Bongiovi The United States is a litigious society, in which residents expend almost $310 billion annually, or around $1,000 per person, on tort matters.1 This statistic is partially caused by lawyer advertising, contingent fee agreements, and lawsuits perceived as being beneficial for society.2 Regardless of the reason, court backlogs continue to grow, while people seek ways to accelerate the administration of justice.3 Legal technologies, such as * Samuel D. Hodge, Jr. is a professor at Temple University where he teaches law, forensics, and anatomy. He is also a mediator and neutral arbitrator for The Dispute Resolution Institute. Professor Hodge has authored more than 700 publications and ten books. He has written extensively on artificial intelligence and is a national public speaker on the topic. 1 Aleks Jakulin, Why Are We Such a Litigious Society?, STATISTICAL MODELING, CAU Samuel D. Hodge, Jr. is a professor at Temple University where he teaches law, forensics, and anatomy. He is also a mediator and neutral arbitrator for The Dispute Resolution Institute. Professor Hodge has authored more than 700 publications and ten books. He has written extensively on artificial intelligence and is a national public speaker on the topic. SAL INFERENCE, AND SOCIAL SCIENCE (Dec. 3, 2015, 11:20 AM), https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2015/12/03/why-us-litigious/. 2 Alex Berezow, Blame and Claim: Can We Fix America's Uniquely Litigious Culture?, AM. COUNCIL SCI. & HEALTH (Dec. 28, 2019), https://www.acsh.org/news/2019/12/27/blame-and-claim-can-we-fix-americas- uniquely-litigious-culture-14477. 3 How the Backlog May Reshape the Future of the Courts, THOMSON REUTERS, https://legal.thomsonreuters.com/en/insights/articles/backlog-reshape-future- courts (last visited Sept. 9, 2023). 1