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Navigating a Shifting Landscape | AAJ

Navigating a Shifting Landscape As AI rapidly develops, trial lawyers must understand the multitude of ways this evolving technology will impact the practice of law. Trial spoke with Dr. Maura R. Grossman, a lawyer and computer scientist, about critical issues to be thinking about now. and computer scientist about critical issues to be thinking about now This website uses cookies and tracking technologies to optimize your experience. I ACCEPT  Privacy Policy

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By Kate Halloran June 2024

AI has garnered intense discussion about its pros and cons. What is your perspective on the impact of this technology? AI is a tool—it’s like electricity or { re or a hammer. Any tool has both positive and negative uses. Tools don’t have any inherent qualities, so it depends on how they are used and the guardrails we put around them. On the positive side, in general, generative AI is going to bring about tremendous change in just about every industry. In the law, I think we’ll see increased e ~ ciency in terms of drafting and, eventually, in research. But there are also downsides. People are very excited about the possibilities, and there’s a lot of hype right now. I don’t think generative AI is going to take over lawyers’ and judges’ jobs. But I do think the practice of law is going to change over time.

While guidelines are still developing around AI and the law, what are the biggest ethical concerns lawyers should be aware of?

There are a couple of big challenges, and it’s like when we were at the beginning of using cloud computing and people were trying to learn the tech. Everyone was { guring out what was OK to do and what was not. If you’re using a public tool like ChatGPT, you cannot put in con { dential information because it can be used for further training of the program or it can be sold. You lose control over it. Andcon { dential information is more than just privileged information—it’s anything a client has told you in connection with a representation that they have asked you not to disclose.

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