From Benchmarks to Benches

The Journey of Building AI for Indian Courtrooms

I haven’t posted much about my job at Adalat AI. The team I’m part of builds dictation systems for the Indian court rooms, and initially, I thought it would be a straightforward extension of my PhD research. I was wrong. Unlike academic work where success means beating SOTA on benchmark datasets, the reality at Adalat AI demanded something more: a deep understanding of India’s diverse courtroom dynamics, legal workflows, and the intricate linguistic landscape where regional languages and English constantly intertwine. [Read More]