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Legal AI education must explain where human oversight enters agentic systems

Thomson Reuters Institute reports that less than 20 percent of respondents say their organization is engaged in widespread agentic AI adoption, while about half are planning or considering it.

BY KM DESK · MAY 11, 2026 · 1 MIN READ

Thomson Reuters Institute reports that less than 20 percent of respondents say their organization is engaged in widespread agentic AI adoption, while about half are planning or considering it. The caution point is oversight: legal users need targeted education on where human review happens in autonomous workflows. KM professionals can become the translators between work design, risk posture and user training.

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