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AI legal assistants developed for Nepal to improve access to justice · 2 sources tracked

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Two research papers introduce AI-powered legal assistants for Nepal, aiming to improve access to justice. The first, NepKANUN, utilizes a retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) framework with a fine-tuned large language model, achieving strong F1 scores on question-answering tasks. The second, NepLEGiT, presents a specialized small language model (SLM) based on GPT-2, pre-trained on a substantial corpus of Nepali legal texts and demonstrating competitive perplexity and prediction accuracy. AI

IMPACT These specialized models demonstrate the potential for AI to democratize access to legal information in underserved regions.

RANK_REASON Two academic papers detailing novel AI models for a specific domain and region.

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AI legal assistants developed for Nepal to improve access to justice · 2 sources tracked

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  1. arXiv cs.CL TIER_1 English(EN) · Bhabuk Thapa, Prasiddha Koirala, Ranjit Raut, Sunil Regmi, Bal Krishna Bal ·

    NepKANUN: A RAG-Based Nepali Legal Assistant

    arXiv:2609.15999v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Accessing legal information in Nepal is difficult due to complex terminology, limited resources, and misinformation. We introduce an AI-powered legal assistant that is tailored for Nepali legal texts and is built on a fine-tuned lar…

  2. arXiv cs.CL TIER_1 English(EN) · Ranjit Raut, Tishya Dhakal, Aaryan Shakya, Bhabuk Thapa, Prasiddha Koirala, Bal Krishna Bal ·

    Nepali Legal Expertise through Generative and Extractive Pre-trained Transformers (NepLEGiT)

    arXiv:2609.16010v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The complexity of legal language and limited accessibility to legal information pose significant challenges to justice delivery in Nepal. Traditional legal services remain inaccessible to many citizens due to language barriers, info…

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