This site is about artificial intelligence (AI), law, and the quiet but far-reaching changes now taking place in professional life.
Artificial intelligence is no longer a theoretical curiosity. It is already being used by lawyers, judges, regulators, civil servants, and businesses of all kinds.
Yet much of the discussion surrounding it remains unsatisfactory. On the one hand there is hype, enthusiasm unmoored from reality. On the other, there is anxiety expressed in generalities, without much attempt to understand how these systems actually work or how they are being used.
This site takes a different approach. It is concerned with understanding rather than prediction, and with practical consequences rather than abstract speculation. It assumes that the reader is intelligent, sceptical, and interested in clear thinking rather than slogans.
The site accompanies a book, Andrew and the Marvellous Analytical Engine. The book is written for lawyers and other professionals who want to understand artificial intelligence without needing a technical background, and without being told that everything they know is obsolete. It treats AI as a tool: powerful, limited, and shaped by the judgement of those who use it.
Alongside the book, this site hosts essays and notes on artificial intelligence and the law, regulation and policy, reviews of books and applications, and reflections on how AI is actually being deployed in practice. Some pieces are practical, others more reflective, but all are written with restraint and care.
New material appears occasionally rather than frequently. The aim is not to keep pace with the news cycle, but to provide writing that remains useful once the excitement has passed. If that sounds worthwhile, you are very welcome to explore further or to subscribe for updates.