LexisNexis expanded its Protégé platform with Protégé General AI to provide secure access to multiple general-purpose AI models alongside existing legal-specific tools. At ILTACON executives detailed new features, rollout plans for the General AI tool, and a goal to deliver "courtroom-grade AI" to legal professionals. CEO Sean Fitzpatrick described unprecedented investment in foundational models—hundreds of billions of dollars—and the largest technology spending cycle in business history. He noted large language model costs have dropped over 99% since 2022, making operation at scale economically feasible. The company envisions personalized digital AI assistants for every lawyer, tailored by practice area and jurisdiction.
One of particular note was a media briefing with LexisNexis executives in which they provided further information on the company's AI strategy. Just ahead of ILTACON, LexisNexis had announced the launch of Protégé General AI, as I reported at the time. This launch expanded its Protégé artificial intelligence platform to include secure access to multiple general-purpose AI models alongside its existing legal-specific AI tools.
"The amount of investment that's going into these foundational models is hundreds of billions of dollars, and we've never seen anything like this," Fitzpatrick said. "This is the biggest technology spending cycle in the history of business." With costs for large language models dropping by more than 99% since 2022, he added, the economics now make it possible to operate these systems at scale.
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