Beyond Keywords: How Semantic Search is Transforming Discovery Originally published by EDRM and in JD Supra (2/03/2026) By John Tredennick Anyone who has conducted document review knows the frustration of keyword search. You craft what seems like a comprehensive list of terms, run your searches, and still miss documents you know should be there. The […]
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Five Reasons Why Your Best Document Reviewer Isn’t Human Anymore Originally published by EDRM and in JD Supra (1/27/2026) By John Tredennick A year ago, skeptics questioned whether AI could reliably review documents. Today, those skeptics are watching others finish reviews in weeks instead of months at a fraction of the cost. Contract reviewers who
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Join us on March 13th at 1 pm ET for a groundbreaking EDRM webinar that will explore advanced techniques for using Generative AI to master complex investigations and discovery. Our panel will demonstrate how legal professionals are fundamentally shifting from traditional keyword searches and hit lists to asking questions and receiving comprehensive, actionable answers—a transformation that dramatically accelerates workflow for investigation reports, case preparation and strategic decision-making.
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Picture this: Six teams of senior legal professionals from the world’s largest law firms and investigation groups, each armed with nothing but a natural language question and access to 14,000 documents from one of Britain’s most complex scandals. Their challenge? Master an AI-powered investigation platform they’d never seen before and produce sophisticated multi-page reports analyzing the UK Post Office disaster. Their time limit? Just 45 minutes. The result? A groundbreaking demonstration that complex investigations and discovery will never be the same.
Picture this: Six teams of senior legal professionals from the world’s largest law firms and investigation groups, each armed with nothing but a natural language question and access to 14,000 documents from one of Britain’s most complex scandals. Their challenge? Master an AI-powered investigation platform they’d never seen before and produce sophisticated multi-page reports analyzing the UK Post Office disaster. Their time limit? Just 45 minutes. The result? A groundbreaking demonstration that complex investigations and discovery will never be the same.
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The One Minute Discovery Challenge: From 281,000 Documents to One Report in 60 Seconds https://vimeo.com/1128064738?fl=ip&fe=ec By John Tredennick Last week, we set out to test the limits of AI-driven discovery. The question was simple: Could Merlin Alchemy take an impossible discovery assignment and complete it in one minute? We called it The One Minute Discovery
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London Calling: Two Venues, 16 Teams, One Remarkable Evening for Merlin Alchemy By John Tredennick Last week, we accomplished something unprecedented: running two simultaneous hands-on AI programs across London on the same night. One sponsored by HKA Global, the other by Arkus Consulting. Different venues, different case materials, but the same transformative experience for 16
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Picture this: Six teams of senior legal professionals from the world’s largest law firms and investigation groups, each armed with nothing but a natural language question and access to 14,000 documents from one of Britain’s most complex scandals. Their challenge? Master an AI-powered investigation platform they’d never seen before and produce sophisticated multi-page reports analyzing the UK Post Office disaster. Their time limit? Just 45 minutes. The result? A groundbreaking demonstration that complex investigations and discovery will never be the same.
Picture this: Six teams of senior legal professionals from the world’s largest law firms and investigation groups, each armed with nothing but a natural language question and access to 14,000 documents from one of Britain’s most complex scandals. Their challenge? Master an AI-powered investigation platform they’d never seen before and produce sophisticated multi-page reports analyzing the UK Post Office disaster. Their time limit? Just 45 minutes. The result? A groundbreaking demonstration that complex investigations and discovery will never be the same.
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Picture this: Six teams of senior legal professionals from the world’s largest law firms and investigation groups, each armed with nothing but a natural language question and access to 14,000 documents from one of Britain’s most complex scandals. Their challenge? Master an AI-powered investigation platform they’d never seen before and produce sophisticated multi-page reports analyzing the UK Post Office disaster. Their time limit? Just 45 minutes. The result? A groundbreaking demonstration that complex investigations and discovery will never be the same.
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