Bennett Borden, founder and CEO of Clarion AI Partners, sits down with Kaylee and Mary to share his journey from the CIA to law school and BigLaw eDiscovery, to his decision to refresh his data skills at NYU. Bennett explained why he founded Clarion AI Partners, and how Clarion AI Partners not only advises on the legal aspects of AI, but also builds new systems and validates existing AI systems, with a structured approach to include safety and effectiveness, along with regulatory and ethical requirements. He explained their mission of including AI for Good, exploiting not only the promise of AI, but also addressing the risks and harms it can cause in a quantifiable way by use case. We ended with Bennett’s fun fact with a promise to keep talking.

Attorney, award winning blogger and AI expert Ralph Losey's curated and vetted podcast features his Anonymous Podcasters as they do a deep dive on Ralph's EDRM blog post on "Afraid of AI? Learn the Seven Cardinal Dangers and How to Stay Safe."

Attorney, award winning blogger and AI expert Ralph Losey's curated and vetted podcast features his Anonymous Podcasters as they do a deep dive on Ralph's EDRM blog post, "Custom GPTs: Why Constant Updating Is Essential for Relevance and Performance." The podcasters dig into Ralph's post on what a GPT is, and how the rapid acceleration of LLM model introduction impacts the viability of GPT's to keep working appropriately. Behavioral tuning, like what the GPT's purpose is, and what to avoid is explained. They delve into RAG, and custom knowledge to improve results and reduce hallucinations. The podcasters emphasize that the quality of what is uploaded (private knowledge) must be evaluated along with the LLM update. They review the Visual Muse, AI Speaks to Seniors and other GPTs created by Ralph, looking at the Visual Muse as Ralph's collaborator.

Rob Robinson, Editor and Managing Director of EDRM Trusted Partner, ComplexDiscovery OU, and CMO at EDRM's Trusted Partner HaystackID sits down with Kaylee & Mary to talk about his journey from attack helicopter pilot to eDiscovery, the evolution of Andrew Haslam's storied eDisclosure Buyers Guide, ComplexDiscovery's growth from eDiscovery analysis to reporting on systemic governance and risk, including the geopolitical, outside of the eDiscovery bubble. We ended the conversation with a double fun fact hit, with an invitation to reach out.

Attorney, award winning blogger and AI expert Ralph Losey's curated and vetted podcast features his Anonymous Podcasters as they do a deep dive on his ePluribus Unum article, as they discuss ways AI can help reduce polarization in the body politic. The recommendations have been reduced to eight categories of activities, beginning with quick wins at the local level. The podcasters sound wistful as they discuss ways to bring humankind together. Read the blog post they are discussing here: https://losey.ai/healing-a-divided-nation-an-8-step-path-to-unity-guided-by-ai/.

Attorney, award winning blogger and AI expert Ralph Losey's curated and vetted podcast features his Anonymous Podcasters as they do a deep dive on Ralph's EDRM blog post, "Escaping Orwell’s Memory Hole: Why Digital Truth Should Outlast Big Brother." The podcasters dig into Ralph's post on how digital systems can be erased of certain content, easier in some ways than Orwell's memory holing of printed material, and more difficult, since the Internet remembers everything. The Internet Archive and content replication on the net preserves, but may not be easy to find, especially with filtering firewalls. The discussion includes the psychological impact of information being difficult to find, or untrusted. The podcasters conclude with steps to strengthen our psychological resilience.

In the twenty seventh episode of EDRM Trusted Partner, HaystackID’s monthly podcast series, Esther Birnbaum, Executive Vice President of Legal Data Intelligence, sits down with Kaylee & Mary to talk about how her in house experience informs her approach to Legal Data Intelligence. Esther talked about her experience with Generative AI applied to document review and how HaystackID has integrated it into its full suite of service offerings. Esther also explained where HaystackID will be during Legalweek (Booth #3121) and the awards Hal Brooks and Vazantha (V) Meyers will receive, ending on a surprising fun fact about her.

John Tredennick, CEO and founder of EDRM Trusted Partner, Merlin Search Technologies, sits down with Kaylee & Mary to talk about his journey from litigation partner to eDiscovery entrepreneur, why he founded another eDiscovery company, how the fourth generation of his AI-first platform, rebranded from Discovery Partner to Alchemy, differs from its previous incarnations, and differs from his first company's innovation with CAL, Catalyst. Our discussion traversed the surprising facility of Merlin Alchemy to go beyond summarizations and timelines to actually crafting case outlines, compelling closing arguments even with high volume and difficult data types, like medical records and construction documents. John will demo Alchemy at Legalweek, and on the EDRM Global Webinar Platform. Register here: https://gateway.on24.com/wcc/eh/4208134/lp/4891509/introducing-merlin-alchemy-using-next-generation-genai-to-transform-information-into-intelligence

Xen Hartzell, podcast producer and editor of the Illumination Zone, sits down with Kaylee & Mary to celebrate the Illumination Zone's 200th episode. Xen's fiction podcasts "Midst" and "Unend" have repeatedly topped global fiction podcast charts and have garnered numerous editing and audio drama podcasting awards. Xen set the foundation for the Illumination Zone and has been behind the scenes editing the show since day 1. After sharing their journey to eDiscovery through Death Metal, EDRM's best kept secret came over to the other side of the mic to interview us as we look back on 200 episodes of the Illumination Zone and reflect on the past, present, and future of eDiscovery and podcasting.

Nicole Fryson, Director of Managed Review with EDRM Trusted Partner, Level Legal, sits down with Kaylee & Mary to talk about her journey to eDiscovery, the people and culture of Level Legal, some of the challenges in her 20 years of managed review, the difference in uptake of GenAI and TAR, the difference in cities from New Delhi to Minneapolis, DC and Atlanta, and ending with a fun fact about her.