Concepts around artificial intelligence (AI) have only recently begun gaining traction, but AI’s history with law actually goes back further than many believe.

Recapping the history behind AI’s interplay with technology and where the technology brings us today was the focus of “AI Technologies: Ready for the Big (Law) Time?,” a session at “Watson, Esq: Will Your Next Lawyer Be a Machine?” an event at Vanderbilt Law focusing on how AI is transforming law.