LegalScore: Development of a Benchmark for Evaluating AI Models in Legal Career Exams in Brazil

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Auteurs principaux: Caparroz, Roberto, Roitman, Marcelo, Chow, Beatriz G., Giusti, Caroline, Torhacs, Larissa, Sola, Pedro A., Diogo, João H. M., Balby, Luiza, Vasconcelos, Carolina D. L., Caparroz, Leonardo R., Franco, Albano P.
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author Caparroz, Roberto
Roitman, Marcelo
Chow, Beatriz G.
Giusti, Caroline
Torhacs, Larissa
Sola, Pedro A.
Diogo, João H. M.
Balby, Luiza
Vasconcelos, Carolina D. L.
Caparroz, Leonardo R.
Franco, Albano P.
author_facet Caparroz, Roberto
Roitman, Marcelo
Chow, Beatriz G.
Giusti, Caroline
Torhacs, Larissa
Sola, Pedro A.
Diogo, João H. M.
Balby, Luiza
Vasconcelos, Carolina D. L.
Caparroz, Leonardo R.
Franco, Albano P.
contents This research introduces LegalScore, a specialized index for assessing how generative artificial intelligence models perform in a selected range of career exams that require a legal background in Brazil. The index evaluates fourteen different types of artificial intelligence models' performance, from proprietary to open-source models, in answering objective questions applied to these exams. The research uncovers the response of the models when applying English-trained large language models to Brazilian legal contexts, leading us to reflect on the importance and the need for Brazil-specific training data in generative artificial intelligence models. Performance analysis shows that while proprietary and most known models achieved better results overall, local and smaller models indicated promising performances due to their Brazilian context alignment in training. By establishing an evaluation framework with metrics including accuracy, confidence intervals, and normalized scoring, LegalScore enables systematic assessment of artificial intelligence performance in legal examinations in Brazil. While the study demonstrates artificial intelligence's potential value for exam preparation and question development, it concludes that significant improvements are needed before AI can match human performance in advanced legal assessments. The benchmark creates a foundation for continued research, highlighting the importance of local adaptation in artificial intelligence development.
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spellingShingle LegalScore: Development of a Benchmark for Evaluating AI Models in Legal Career Exams in Brazil
Caparroz, Roberto
Roitman, Marcelo
Chow, Beatriz G.
Giusti, Caroline
Torhacs, Larissa
Sola, Pedro A.
Diogo, João H. M.
Balby, Luiza
Vasconcelos, Carolina D. L.
Caparroz, Leonardo R.
Franco, Albano P.
Computers and Society
Artificial Intelligence
This research introduces LegalScore, a specialized index for assessing how generative artificial intelligence models perform in a selected range of career exams that require a legal background in Brazil. The index evaluates fourteen different types of artificial intelligence models' performance, from proprietary to open-source models, in answering objective questions applied to these exams. The research uncovers the response of the models when applying English-trained large language models to Brazilian legal contexts, leading us to reflect on the importance and the need for Brazil-specific training data in generative artificial intelligence models. Performance analysis shows that while proprietary and most known models achieved better results overall, local and smaller models indicated promising performances due to their Brazilian context alignment in training. By establishing an evaluation framework with metrics including accuracy, confidence intervals, and normalized scoring, LegalScore enables systematic assessment of artificial intelligence performance in legal examinations in Brazil. While the study demonstrates artificial intelligence's potential value for exam preparation and question development, it concludes that significant improvements are needed before AI can match human performance in advanced legal assessments. The benchmark creates a foundation for continued research, highlighting the importance of local adaptation in artificial intelligence development.
title LegalScore: Development of a Benchmark for Evaluating AI Models in Legal Career Exams in Brazil
topic Computers and Society
Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.08652