Law firm Baker & Hostetler has hired IBM’s AI ROSS to handle its bankruptcy practise, a department currently employing 50 lawyers, reports Futurism. Ross is built on IBM’s cognitive computer Watson and is designed to read and understand language, postulate hypotheses when asked questions, research, and then generate responses with references and citations to back up its conclusions. Ross also learns from experience, gaining speed and knowledge the more you interact with it. “You ask your questions in plain English, as you would a colleague, and ROSS then reads through the entire body of law and returns a cited answer and topical readings from legislation, case law and secondary sources to get you up-to-speed quickly,” the website says. “In addition, ROSS monitors the law around the clock to notify you of new court decisions that can affect your case.” Ross presents the answers in a casual, understandable language. It also keeps up-to-date with developments in the legal system, specifically those that may affect your cases.