AI Now Reviews 41 Financial Documents in Minutes
A company called Legora used a new AI system to check financial documents faster than ever before—and caught all the errors planted in the test. The work that used to take much longer is now done in minutes.
Financial companies spend enormous amounts of time reviewing documents. Every number, every claim has to be checked carefully. Mistakes can be costly. But what if a computer could do that work much faster?
Legora, a financial services company, recently tested a new AI system called GPT-6 Astra (think of it as a very advanced computer program trained to read and understand text). They gave it 41 financial documents to review—the kind of paperwork banks and investment firms handle every day. To test how well it worked, the team had hidden four deliberate errors in the documents.
The results were striking. The AI found all four errors and completed the entire review in just minutes. That's a massive time-saver. Even better, the company improved its overall performance by nearly 40%—meaning the AI was not only faster but also more accurate than their previous method. For an industry where time is money and mistakes are expensive, this kind of jump matters.
This is a real example of how AI is starting to do practical, high-stakes work in the business world. It's not just about novelty—it's about getting important work done better and faster.
Original source: OpenAI Blog