To the founders of London-based startup Robin AI, the benefits that artificial intelligence could bring to the legal profession were obvious. But headlines focused on hallucinated case law drafted and submitted to the courts aren’t helping their cause.

Launched by attorney Richard Robinson and computer scientist James Clough in March 2019, Robin AI is designed to streamline contract processes using artificial intelligence—including drafting and reviewing contracts and legal documents. Robinson said he and Clough were inspired by watching developers train AI to play games like AlphaGo and realizing that machines could be taught to understand the law and contracts.

Another reason, he said, was to try to drive down the cost of legal services.

“I worked at two big law firms and in my first week at my law firm, I saw the bill that we were sending to the client with my name on it and nearly fell off my chair,” Robinson told Decrypt in an interview. “I couldn’t believe how expensive it was. My parents couldn’t have afforded an hour of my time, and so I wanted to build a business that tried to use technology to bring down the cost of legal services. That was basically the goal.”

To achieve that goal, Robin AI has raised $26 million in Series B funding, led by Singapore-based investment company Temasek, th

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