Biography
Stephen Smith is the CEO of Intelligence by Intent, where he provides AI strategy advisory and training to law firms and professional services organizations. He has delivered AI training and strategic guidance to over 1,000 organizations, with a focus on practical adoption, governance, and measurable ROI rather than theoretical overviews. Smith brings over 25 years of executive leadership experience, including CFO and SVP RevOps roles at multiple organizations and Strategy Partner roles at IBM Global Services and TCG Advisors, developing growth strategies for Fortune 100 technology companies. Smith holds an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and writes the Intelligence by Intent newsletter at smithstephen.com.
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Latest AI Capabilities for Law Firms: Agents in Action
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AI in Practice ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini — 2026 Summer Update
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AI Assisted Deals: Contract Drafting, Due Diligence, and Deal Management
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Claude for Word: AI-Powered Drafting Comes to Microsoft Word
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When AI Met Legal: What Claude’s New Legal Plugin Means for Your Practice
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ChatGPT 5, Claude 4.1, and Gemini: The Next Round
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ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and CoPilot: A Comparison Through Real-World Examples
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Written by Stephen M. Smith for The Modern Lawyer.
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No, Claude Hasn’t Read Your Whole Firm. And That’s the Good News
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The $300B Legal Tech Crash Wasn’t About Technology
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What 20,000 Legal Documents Taught Us About AI Synthesis
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What 20,000 Legal Documents Taught Us About AI Search
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Perplexity Has Citations. That’s Not the Same as Judgment.
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