The AI Trust Test in eDiscovery

We are seeing increased optimism toward AI in eDiscovery. But as many platforms and solutions tout better and unprecedented results it’s still important to ask foundational questions about the technology: Can I trust the output? Is my data secure? Before getting those answers, it’s key to have a framework for evaluating trustworthiness and security in AI—one that is built on knowledge of AI capabilities and skepticism of hype.

To guide through these considerations and help you develop your AI checklist, Law & Candor welcomes Fernando A. Delgado, Senior Director of AI and Analytics at Lighthouse. With our new co-hosts, Sarah Barsky-Harlan and Brooks Thompson, he answers some core questions he's hearing from clients and the market about validation, transparency, and results, all of which can help us navigate our next phase with AI.

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Sarah Barsky-Harlan

Sarah directs and supervises client delivery by the company's industry-leading Project Managers. Sarah is an industry veteran who has overseen hundreds of large-scale eDiscovery projects, and she is responsible for mentoring and training eDiscovery project managers and analysts on best practices, legal technology application, and all phases of the EDRM. Sarah's 15+ year career includes positions at Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP prior to joining the company. Sarah received her B.A. from New York University.

Brooks Thompson

Brooks is an eDiscovery professional with over a decade of experience in the industry holding roles in account and project management as well as a leader of client and product teams. He specializes in designing and implementing cost-efficient, automated eDiscovery workflows and products for enterprise clients. In his current role, Brooks directs Spectra support, marketing, development, pricing, and sales in the US and EU. Brooks has a B.A. from the University of Washington.

Fernando A. Delgado

Fernando A. Delgado, PhD, is the Senior Director of Lighthouse’s AI & Analytics group. In this role, Fernando is responsible for the design and implementation of Lighthouse proprietary solutions across the areas of structured analytics, predictive AI, and generative AI.

He is an expert in legal AI with over 18 years of experience in the legal technology sector. A veteran eDiscovery technologist, Fernando has pioneered multiple technology-forward solutions and services at Lighthouse, including solutions for targeted fact-finding and key documentation identification, cross-matter analysis for strategic work-product re-use, and Gen AI subject matter descriptions for privilege logs. Fernando holds a PhD in Information Science from Cornell University.