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   "text": "The limitations of rule-based legal expert systems drove the field toward case-based reasoning in the 1990s and machine learning in the early 2000s, because data-driven approaches allow legal AI to operate without relying solely on predefined rules.",
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   "text": "The distinctive strength of case-based reasoning systems, exemplified by HYPO, is that they model legal argumentation in a detailed and realistic manner rather than merely producing an outcome.",
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