Stanford's FutureLaw Week draws scholars and industry leaders to discuss AI's role in legal systems as Daniel Ho wins 2026 CodeX Prize
Stanford's FutureLaw Week explored AI's impact on legal systems, culminating in Daniel Ho receiving the 2026 CodeX Prize for his research.Summary
Stanford Law School hosted FutureLaw Week, bringing together AI researchers, industry leaders, and legal professionals to discuss the evolving role of artificial intelligence in law. The week featured conferences, workshops, a hackathon with over 600 participants, and a bootcamp focused on AI tool development for legal applications. Discussions centered on not only the efficiency gains offered by AI but also critical considerations of quality, accessibility, and integrity within legal systems.
The LLM x Law Hackathon saw Joshua Waldman and Will Dinneen win the Harvey Challenge Award for Warhol, an AI-powered copyright tool. Simultaneously, Daniel E. Ho, a Stanford Law professor, was awarded the 2026 CodeX Prize for his impactful research on leveraging technology to improve legal systems and governance, particularly through his work at the Regulation, Evaluation, and Governance Lab (RegLab).
Conference sessions addressed practical challenges like responsible AI deployment in courts and the competitive landscape for traditional law firms facing AI-native challengers. CodeX, a long-standing research hub for computational law, emphasized its commitment to “legal empowerment through information technology,” highlighting the transformative potential of AI while stressing the need for responsible and needs-based system development.
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