Reflecting on the session, I was struck – not for the first time – by how fast the practice of law is changing. Among law firms large and small, the market is highly competitive and clients expect use of the latest available technologies. Generative AI is beginning to ripp...
Moreover, notes Armstrong, generative AI – which predicts text based on the existing information that it is trained on – simply can’t replace human lawyers when it comes to taking the law in new directions—at least for now. “Reaffirming the status quo is not going to help move the ...
3. Accountability in the Chinese AI Law (Model Law v.1.0) China took a significant step in this direction by initially proposing a draft regulation on Generative AI on April 11, 2023, and later formalizing it on July 13, 2023. This regulation, known as the Interim Measures for the Admin...
The paper delves into the early impacts of generative AI (GenAI) on the legal sector, its implications for the activity systems of judges, lawyers and litigants, and the values underpinning the administration of justice. Literature analysis is complemented by a survey of the functions ...
In 2022, an AI-generated work of art won the Colorado State Fair's art competition. The artist, Jason Allen, had used Midjourney—a generative AI system trained on art scraped from the internet—to create the piece. The ...
Generative AI has the potential to completely transform the legal profession. Firms without it will struggle to provide the same level of data-driven insight and depth of analysis that clients will come to expect. When should law firms and in-house teams start experimenting with this rapidly...
Specific generative AI technologies have been created for lawyers.Lexis+ AIcan be used to draftlegal adviceand communications, and provides citations that link to legal authorities. And as the use of AI grows, so too will the advice clients seek on AI-related legal issues. Areas of law alrea...
Generative AI in law Can it help counsel address the challenges of an evolving legal climate?
proliferate, increasing access to justice in an underserved market. For law firms to survive, they will need to learn how to blend AI with human expertise and relationships, perfecting their service delivery to compete with a clientele that is familiar with and fully expectant of AI-enabled ...
While we wait for further guidance on the registrability of the art output by generative artificial intelligence (AI) models, the U.S. Copyright Office is forging ahead with new decisions that address the issue.