Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant prospect for arbitration. It is gradually entering everyday practice and prompting a more fundamental question: what happens when tools that rely on past patterns begin to shape how disputes are argued, evaluated, and resolved?

In this episode of Lex Unbound, Yağmur speaks with Mihaela Apostol, independent counsel and arbitrator in London and co founder of ArbTech, about the increasingly nuanced role of AI in international arbitration.

The conversation moves beyond efficiency and automation to examine how AI may influence persuasion, structure legal reasoning, and affect what ultimately appears convincing to decision makers. It also considers the risk of temporal bias in systems trained on historical awards, and whether reliance on such tools could make arbitration less responsive to doctrinal development and procedural innovation.

Together, they reflect on questions of responsibility, evidentiary judgment, and equality of arms, and explore where practitioners may feel comfortable relying on AI and where a more deliberate, human approach remains essential.

Rather than asking whether AI belongs in arbitration, this episode asks how the field can engage with these technologies thoughtfully while preserving the depth of judgment that complex disputes require.

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