Ask Blue J, which utilizes generative artificial intelligence, has been introduced for tax research by Toronto, Ont.-based Blue J.
“The technology dramatically reduces the time spent searching for tax legislation and related sources,” the company said in this week’s announcement.
Blue J says it is ensuring results are reliable by providing safeguards against hallucinating responses.
Future plans for the platform include expanding on research capabilities with additional jurisdictional coverage, expanding on Ask Blue J’s drafting and review capabilities, and extending functionality with API integrations.
Susan Massey, VP of Legal Research at Blue said the Ask Blue J can reduced days needed for some research to providing answers in under a minute.
Bob Scott has provided information to the tax and accounting community since 1991, first as technology editor of Accounting Today, and from 1997 through 2009 as editor of its sister publication, Accounting Technology. He is known throughout the industry for his depth of knowledge and for his high journalistic standards. Scott has made frequent appearances as a speaker, moderator and panelist and events serving tax and accounting professionals. He has a strong background in computer journalism as an editor with two former trade publications, Computer+Software News and MIS Week and spent several years with weekly and daily newspapers in Morris County New Jersey prior to that. A graduate of Indiana University with a degree in journalism, Bob is a native of Madison, Ind
