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> Patent texts read as prose, but are actually precisely structured legal documents. at that point why not just use something precise like a programming langua
by mishellaneous 5mo ago
> Patent texts read as prose, but are actually precisely structured legal documents.
at that point why not just use something precise like a programming language? have there been efforts in that direction? genuine questions
- fractallyte 5mo agoI have no idea. A few months ago, for the first time in my life, I had to write a patent document. It was very complicated – too complicated. Noting the structure, I searched for tools, but found only LLMs. So I wrote my own tool. The amusing thing is, LLMs prefer the DSL-structured document!
- Garlef 5mo agoYes (not patents in particular). The name is "law as code". (My impression: various approaches; mostly academic; some small companies in the space; judging from a loose assessment wrt my career choices as a freelancer: no real business opportunity yet)