Benjamin Alarie — How AI Is Revolutionizing Tax Research

Benjamin Alarie is the CEO and Founder of Blue J and the Osler Chair in Business Law at the University of Toronto. A leading expert in tax law, he has pioneered the use of generative AI to improve tax research and decision-making. His academic work includes dozens of peer-reviewed publications and the award-winning book *The Legal Singularity*. He holds degrees from the University of Toronto and Yale Law School and previously clerked for Madam Justice Louise Arbour at the Supreme Court of Canada. Benjamin Alarie LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/balarie/?originalSubdomain=ca Website: https://www.bluej.com/ Flor Laorga LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/flor-laorga/ X: https://x.com/florlaorga Website: https://aifn.co/flor AI Frontier Network Website: https://aifn.co LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ai-frontier-network/ X: https://x.com/aifn_co YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ai-frontier-network OUTLINE 00:00 Start 00:59 From Law Professor to Legal Tech Founder 02:06 Why the Company Is Named "Blue J" 03:57 AI’s Impact on Tax Law Research 07:29 Who Uses Blue J and How 09:08 Partnering with OpenAI on AI Benchmarks 11:22 Debunking Misconceptions About Tax Law 15:27 When to Trust AI vs. Human Judgment 17:52 Exploring the Legal Singularity 21:55 What’s Next for AI in Tax Research 25:16 The Communities That Shaped Benjamin Alarie