Benjamin Alarie is an expert in taxation law who set on a path several years ago to change how legal research is done.
A professor in the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Law, Alarie co-founded legal tech startup Blue J Legal in 2015 with fellow U of T Law faculty members Anthony Niblett and Albert Yoon. The company’s software draws upon artificial intelligence to provide instant and comprehensive answers in complex areas of tax, labour, and employment law.
Now, Alarie is the subject of an educational documentary.
“Artificial intelligence is not going to take your job – professionals who use artificial intelligence will replace professionals who don't use artificial intelligence,” says Alarie in the trailer to A.I. Taxman, which premieres at the Isabel Bader Theatre on Sept. 29.
The event is co-hosted by Blue J Legal, the filmmakers, UDocs and U of T’s Future of Law Lab at the Faculty of Law.
UDocs – in partnership with Hot Docs, the largest documentary film festival in North America – produces “edutainment media content to advance the rule of law, professional ethics, social justice, and corporate social responsibility”.
The film is part of UDocs’s Continuing Professional Education (CPE) program and is available through its online platform. The purpose of the film is to provide legal and accounting professionals with a better understanding of the fundamentals of artificial intelligence, including ethics, security of information, productivity and efficiency.
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