Benjamin Alarie

Professor Benjamin Alarie stands at the forefront of integrating tax law with artificial intelligence. As the Osler Chair in Business Law at the University of Toronto, he spearheads pioneering research into the transformative potential of AI in legal practice. Through his scholarly contributions and innovative leadership, Professor Alarie is redefining the future of tax law, enhancing its efficiency, accessibility, and precision for tax experts worldwide.

In 2015, Professor Alarie co-founded Blue J, an AI-powered legal tech company. Under his leadership, Blue J has developed Ask Blue J, a state-of-the-art generative AI platform lauded by Tax Notes as "TaxGPT." Ask Blue J is acclaimed for its unparalleled accuracy and ease of use. Ask Blue J has been adopted by several of the world's leading tax advisory firms and is widely-regarded as the most reliable LLM-based tax research tool. Ask Blue J currently covers North American tax law (Canada and the US), and will soon become available for the UK.

An educational documentary, The A.I. Taxman (2022), recounts the early story of Blue J and outlines a vision of how artificial intelligence is going to affect tax law in the coming decades.

In an award-winning book, The Legal Singularity: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Law Radically Better (2023), Professor Alarie (with co-author Abdi Aidid) argues that AI has the potential to revolutionize the legal landscape, making it radically more efficient and accessible.

Professor Alarie is a regular contributor to Tax Notes, where he explores the ethical and practical implications of AI in tax practice. He is also a frequently invited keynote speaker, often addressing academic and professional groups around the world on AI, taxation, and the future of law.

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