aiR Assist is Relativity’s entry into RAG AI driven query tools. It will be included in the new RelativityOne pricing that includes integrated aiR document review solutions. aiR Assist leverages indexes based on saved searches (initial 50k item limit). The answer summary and up to 25 citations are limited to that index. In my initial experience with aiR Assist in aiR for Case Strategy, it works well with focused queries that do not require reasoning leaps. However, use cases like the ability to extract all participants from extended conversations, create glossaries from abbreviations, mapping extended custodian aliases and depo topic prep make this a game changer.
Until the size limit on indexes expands, I recommend a central folder for index queries and a standardized naming convention. Query chat history is user specific and private, even on public indexes. As with any AI-driven results, you should open the source citation links and confirm the AI conclusions.
Early aiR Assist capabilities are available in Advanced Access with aiR for Case Strategy with general availability for aiR Assist anticipated in 2026. This is interesting as aiR Assist is intended to be part of the core license along with aiR for Review and aiR for Privilege. The Relativity exec team said that, for now, they see aiR for Case Strategy as having distinct users and downstream use cases that justify keeping it as an add-on cost. Although many eDiscovery platforms have recently started going ‘all in’ with AI bundled pricing, it is important to remember that AI=token/processing cost. The aiR for Case Strategy roadmap includes much deeper reasoning functions and workflows that may be very processing intensive. That would give Relativity a strong incentive to keep the app license as an opt-in vs. all-in cost.
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