From Aristotle, Descartes and Einstein, to Boole and Hinton– the most famous philosophers, thinkers, mathematicians and computer scientists have all had a hand in developing AI as we know it today. — Artificial intelligence is not a new concept. The underpinnings of AI have been kicked around, at times inadvertently, by an amazing series of mankind’s most famous philosophers and thinkers, mathematicians and computer scientists, theoreticians and psychologists. …

Stevie’s list of accomplishments is long. He is the son of a famous athlete and played professional tennis himself. He is immersed in Australia’s legaltech community and wants to use technology to help billions. And Legaler has ventured into a Token Generation Event, aka an ICO — and he tells us all about it. — Stevie Ghiassi is the CEO and co-founder of Legaler.com, an Australian legal technology company focused on advancing the delivery of legal services and expanding access to justice through the blockchain. …

Robert has started the year off with a bang, announcing a new partnership with LexBlog, but he’s been speaking and writing about legal tech for more than 20 years. What does he think the number one revolution in law is…? Keep reading. — Lawyer Robert Ambrogi writes the award-winning blog LawSites, is a columnist for Above the Law, and cohosts the longest-running legal podcast, Lawyer2Lawyer, as well as the podcast Law Technology Now. In 2011, Bob was named to the inaugural Fastcase 50, honoring “the law’s smartest, most courageous innovators, techies, visionaries and…

Yes, AI can save the planet by identifying objects in space but it can also help us visit far-out places that can’t be explored without artificial intelligence. — A lot of successful movies have been made about people saving the planet from a rogue meteor or some other non-Earthly object. Deep Impact, Armageddon, Asteroid, Meteor…. There is always some impending doom via a rock and there is always some good-looking hero to save us. As you might imagine…

“It is important to remember that no one is going to build your company for you, so if you really want to pursue entrepreneurship, I would suggest you start working towards it today.” This and more solid advice from a lawyer who’s made the leap. — Lauren Sturdivant began her career as an attorney in Ohio and South Carolina. During her years of practice, she saw the disconnect in communication between attorneys and clients, which led her to develop Case Status. Since then, Lauren has made it her mission to improve the lives of attorneys and…

From the movies you watch to the photos you upload, data is completely changing how the media operates. — The NYC Media Lab and Bloomberg recently put out a White Paper based on information gleaned from their Machines + Man conference held earlier this year. The focus of the conference was on how “…data is changing the way media is produced, distributed and consumed.” As someone who has worked…

China has the population, education, data and lax privacy rules. The US has the money and the motivation. Canada has the talent and government buy-in. Is Canada the dark horse in this race? — This July, The Economist reported that China may match or exceed America’s lead in the field of AI. The magazine cites two events that took place earlier in the year that perhaps foreshadowed things to come: “First, Qi Lu, one of the bosses of Microsoft, said in January that he…