The widespread use of generative AI in the legal profession is a trend that can’t be reversed despite push back from many in the field, experts have told ITPro.
Adam Ryan, VP of Product at Litera said that the integration of generative AI tools within the profession will likely accelerate in the coming years in a similar fashion to their roll-out in other global industries.
The claim follows the publication of a report from US chief Justice John Roberts examining the potential risks and impact of generative AI in the legal field and its long-term applications for workers.
“The industry will gain confidence in GenAI as it continues to have a positive impact on how we work,” he said. “Not using GenAI and LLM tools will put firms at a serious disadvantage as they will not be able to work nearly as quickly, accurately, or efficiently as firms that are leveraging these game-changing tools.”
While the technical efficiency of AI is obvious to people in Ryan’s position, the general public is less easily convinced.
In the 13-page report, Roberts sympathized at least in part with the view that “human adjudications, for all their flaws, are fairer than whatever the machine spits out.”
The study warned that lingering concerns over issues such as ‘hallucinations’ – whereby generative AI tools present false information as factually correct – could raise serious questions about their effective use in the profession.
Roberts referred to cases where AI hallucinations caused lawyers to cite non-existent court cases in their briefs.
In December, a woman who used generative AI in lieu of a lawyer ended up submitting nine pieces of fabricated case law to support her defense.
AI is still far from the point where it can be called reliable in this sense, the report noted. However,
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