DOJ · DOJ-0313 · record R1738

Cocounsel AI

Department of Justice · Department of Justice / EOUSA

Overview

Development stage: PilotSource: b) Pilot – The use case has been deployed in a limited test or pilot capacity.
High-impact designation: High-impactSource: a) High-impact
Impact justification: Not reported
Start date: 2024-03 (month precision)Source: 03/2024
Withheld from public reporting: NoSource: a) No

Mission

Topic area: Law Enforcement
Operational functions: Document processing and extraction, Translation and transcription, Biometrics and identity Derived by keyword rules; see methodology

Problem the AI is intended to solve

Platform is meant to provide a generative AI that can be used for document review and other use cases as a comparison point to other commercially available alternatives.

Expected benefits

Increases USAO efficiency through rapid analysis of legal documents, improves accuracy by reducing manual review errors, and assists offices that are not fully staffed by doing more routine tasks and allowing legal professionals to focus on strategic and high-value work

System outputs

Automated transcriptions, metadata tagging suggestions, and object and facial recognition in media files

Technology

AI classification: Generative AISource: Generative AI: AI that generates new or synthetic content (e.g., images, videos, audio, text, code).
System name(s): Redacted for cybersecurity purposes.
Custom-developed code: No
Public source code: Not reported

Sourcing

How it was built: Purchased from vendorSource: a) Purchased from a vendor
Vendor (as reported): Thomson Reuters
Vendors (standardized): Thomson Reuters

A vendor is the supplier named by the agency. It does not identify the underlying model or AI technology.

Data and privacy

Involves PII: Yes
Privacy Impact Assessment: Not reported
Authorization to Operate: No
Demographic features: k) None of the above
Training and evaluation data: The case owner relied on DOJ AI governance practices to select and prepare data, as well as evaluate performance.
Federal Data Catalog: Not reported

Governance

0 of 8 minimum-practice questions answered. A blank answer means the agency reported nothing; it does not mean the practice is absent.

Pre-deployment testingNo answer reported

AI impact assessmentNo answer reported

Independent reviewNo answer reported

Ongoing monitoringNo answer reported

Operator trainingNo answer reported

Fail-safeNo answer reported

Appeal processNo answer reported

User and public consultationNo answer reported

Potential impacts and how they were identified

Not reported