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The 80/20 Principle

AAA’s new ‘AI Arbitrator’ launched last month

The 97-year-old AAA just debuted an AI that drafts awards—with a human arbitrator validating the decision. Here’s what matters.

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Ernie the Attorney
Dec 16, 2025
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The American Arbitration Association is starting something big.

In November, AAA began rolling out an AI‑led arbitration option for two‑party, documents‑only construction disputes. The AI analyzes submissions, does the legal reasoning, and drafts a full award. A human arbitrator reviews, edits, and issues it.

The human-in-the-loop design is to ensure spee…

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