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This year&#8217;s 2026 event at Stanford Law features a group of distinguished panelists who will confront such questions as:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How do ordinary usage, background knowledge, and textual and extra-textual context contribute to the meaning of a piece of text?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What datasets and empirical methods can aid in textual analysis of the law?&nbsp;<br><br><em>The program will include four panels and a keynote talk.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Whose language is (or should be) represented in the negotiation of legal meaning?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Can large language models (LLMs) be trusted to answer questions about ordinary meaning?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Presented by:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/law.stanford.edu\/codex-the-stanford-center-for-legal-informatics\/\">CodeX \u2013 The Stanford Center for Legal Informatics<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">and<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/law.stanford.edu\/liftlab\/\">Legal Innovation through Frontier Technology Lab (liftlab)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This event convenes scholars of law, linguistics, philosophy, psychology, and computer science to discuss new empirical approaches to questions in legal interpretation. 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