Online Dispute Resolution means exactly what it says: it is a method of resolving disputes through the use of an “online” system (the Internet). However, there is some ambiguity as to what this could entail.

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Technology is becoming an ever more integrated part of society, playing a role—or at the very least touching—nearly every aspect of daily life. The world of arbitration is no exception to this phenomenon.

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Neural Networks: The Potential Part 3 of 3 This is the third, and final, installment in a three Part series on the role of Artificial Intelligence in Online Dispute Resolution. Insight into the neural networking aspects of AI is drawn from an interview with Jacob Menashe, Doctoral Candidate in Computer Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin. There is great potential for adapting neural networks for ODR purposes. A neural network works like

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Part 2 of 3   This is the second installment in a three Part series on the role of Artificial Intelligence in Online Dispute Resolution. Please join the conversation and comment below.     ODR and AI   The subfield of Artificial Intelligence [AI] in Online Dispute Resolution has been progressing rapidly. There is no doubt that it will have a broad impact.   Law and AI are particularly well-suited to work together as they

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Part 1 of 3   This is the first installment in a three Part series on the role of Artificial Intelligence in Online Dispute Resolution. Please join the conversation and comment below.   One of arbitration’s principle advantages is the informality with which the process is carried out.[1]  Informality may lead to increased speed of dispute resolution and reduced costs.[2] However, recently arbitration has taken on some of the formal

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