The AI Sidekick: Banishing Legal AI Anxiety

The AI Sidekick: Banishing Legal AI Anxiety
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There’s no question AI is reshaping the way teams work, and for legal professionals, the pace of change can feel both exciting and daunting. How should leaders approach their AI journey? And what steps can they take to navigate this evolving landscape with confidence?
Welcome to The AI Sidekick: Banishing Legal AI Anxiety with Robin AI - the podcast designed to guide legal teams through the complexities of AI. Through candid conversations with industry leaders and actionable insights, we break down the world of AI into practical advice and real-world examples. Our mission? To help you embrace AI with clarity, confidence and control.
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The podcast covers themes such as AI impact on business operations, governance, and risk management, with specific episodes discussing real-world applications of AI in workflows and the necessary guardrails for compliance, featuring insights from thought leaders like Lisa Weaver-Lambert and Marietje Schaake.

There’s no question AI is reshaping the way teams work, and for legal professionals, the pace of change can feel both exciting and daunting. How should leaders approach their AI journey? And what steps can they take to navigate this evolving landscape with confidence?
Welcome to The AI Sidekick: Banishing Legal AI Anxiety with Robin AI – the podcast designed to guide legal teams through the complexities of AI. Through candid conversations with industry leaders and actionable insights, we break down the world of AI into practical advice and real-world examples. Our mission? To help you embrace AI with clarity, confidence and control.
In this episode of The AI Sidekick: Banishing Legal AI Anxiety, host Ryan Heath connects with Shifra Ansonoff, Managing Director at BlackRock and Head of Global Research and Customer Experience at Preqin, to explore how AI is reshaping private markets, data management, and investment processes.
What You’ll Learn:
– How Preqin leverages AI to transform fragmented private market data into actionable intelligence
– The three-layer framework for implementing AI in alternative assets: predictive analytics, data visualization, and document review
– Why pattern recognition AI is revolutionizing fundraising strategy and investor targeting
– How Browser Uses $17M innovation enables AI to process web information at human-like comprehension but machine speed
– The proven approach to driving AI adoption among risk-averse teams through iterative validation
– Why reasoning models and reinforcement learning will reshape alternative assets by 2030
– How AI can optimize time management and workflow efficiency in high-stakes investment environments
– The balance between AI automation and human oversight in private market intelligence
Shifra Ansonoff is the Managing Director at BlackRock and Head of Global Research and Customer Experience at Preqin, known as the “Obi-Wan of data” in the financial services industry. With over two decades of experience advising financial institutions on data management, risk, and investment processes, she has been instrumental in transforming fragmented data into unified insights for private markets. Her expertise spans predictive analytics, data visualization, and AI integration in alternative assets, having played a key role in revolutionizing private market transparency since 2003 through pioneering the use of the Freedom of Information Act for fund-level data access. In this episode, Shifra shares valuable insights on AI’s transformative impact in private markets, offering strategic perspectives on data opportunities, AI adoption, and the future of alternative assets for industry professionals seeking to leverage artificial intelligence in their operations.
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