Opinion: Europe can lead the world in legal AI — by out-regulating everyone else

Remember the movie Dodgeball? That ridiculous scene where the coach makes his team run across a busy highway? The logic: “If you can dodge traffic, you can dodge a ball.” Europe’s approach to AI feels similar: if you can survive our labyrinth of rules, you can survive anywhere.  Conversations with European companies about AI rarely begin with “What can it do?” Instead, they open with a sigh and ask, “Are we allowed to use this?”  For most industries, that’s a creativity-killer, but legal professionals thrive in regulatory swamps. Europe’s swamp is about to become its competitive moat. The paradox: red…

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