Comments on: Could robots replace junior lawyers? https://www.legalcheek.com/2023/05/could-robots-replace-junior-lawyers/ Legal news, insider insight and careers advice Fri, 23 Jun 2023 01:46:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: Tammy https://www.legalcheek.com/2023/05/could-robots-replace-junior-lawyers/#comment-1176796 Fri, 23 Jun 2023 01:46:24 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=187598#comment-1176796 I am a CEO and former long-time CFO. And yes, absolutely, with chatgpt I am doing almost all of our contracts and most of our litigation without our lawyers. Including advice on tactics. Most notably: they had a monopoly on templates, not on knowledge. It’s saved me 2-3% of my total operating budget this year. I can’t imagine that’s not going to shrink the field for new lawyers.

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.legalcheek.com/2023/05/could-robots-replace-junior-lawyers/#comment-1176129 Sun, 04 Jun 2023 11:46:30 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=187598#comment-1176129 In reply to MC1PQE.

I think this article is more about the future of AI, not what AI currently is.

Yes, AI has a lot of flaws now. However, many of them will be minimised in the future. It’s developing rapidly.

]]> By: M.T. Sowl https://www.legalcheek.com/2023/05/could-robots-replace-junior-lawyers/#comment-1176006 Wed, 31 May 2023 22:42:28 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=187598#comment-1176006 How exactly does one become a senior lawyer if the juniors have all been replaced by AI? This is the latest in a long and storied line of techy FOMO bubbles imported from the US. Fat load of good blockchain did for the world …

]]> By: Anon https://www.legalcheek.com/2023/05/could-robots-replace-junior-lawyers/#comment-1176001 Wed, 31 May 2023 17:04:39 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=187598#comment-1176001 Betteridge’s Law.

]]> By: functional brain https://www.legalcheek.com/2023/05/could-robots-replace-junior-lawyers/#comment-1175996 Wed, 31 May 2023 13:35:11 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=187598#comment-1175996 In reply to Robolawyer KC.

It didn’t find those cases in publicly available data, it straight up manufactured them on principles of ‘that sounds right’.

]]> By: Lowkey Frightened of AI https://www.legalcheek.com/2023/05/could-robots-replace-junior-lawyers/#comment-1175994 Wed, 31 May 2023 13:03:55 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=187598#comment-1175994 This article seems to be focusing on intelligent, AI-based robots. Some of the people I used to come up against in the insurance sector could be replaced by a Roomba.

]]> By: Robolawyer KC https://www.legalcheek.com/2023/05/could-robots-replace-junior-lawyers/#comment-1175986 Wed, 31 May 2023 10:05:46 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=187598#comment-1175986 In reply to MC1PQE.

ChatGPT is trained on publicly available Internet data until about 2021. The same technology used on a proprietary legal database (think WestLaw or Lexis) would likely not cause the same problems.

]]> By: AW1983 https://www.legalcheek.com/2023/05/could-robots-replace-junior-lawyers/#comment-1175979 Tue, 30 May 2023 22:36:11 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=187598#comment-1175979 AI could eventually do these things, but if they’re used to train junior solicitors then they have a value beyond the service provided to the client.

]]> By: Michael Robinson https://www.legalcheek.com/2023/05/could-robots-replace-junior-lawyers/#comment-1175927 Tue, 30 May 2023 17:17:14 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=187598#comment-1175927 And how precisely are young, inexperienced Solicitors supposed to get the experience.
This is pie in the sky.

]]> By: Anna https://www.legalcheek.com/2023/05/could-robots-replace-junior-lawyers/#comment-1175909 Tue, 30 May 2023 16:38:49 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=187598#comment-1175909 No. This whole discussion is getting old (and boring) now.

]]> By: Doesn't matter https://www.legalcheek.com/2023/05/could-robots-replace-junior-lawyers/#comment-1175903 Tue, 30 May 2023 16:00:58 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=187598#comment-1175903 It’s a bit strange how the author did not highlight the risks of relying on robots/AI, especially given the recent reporting of ChatGPT flaws related to making up cases and using these as references/citations. This piece could have been strengthened if the author explored the risks as well, and not only the potential benefits.

]]> By: MC1PQE https://www.legalcheek.com/2023/05/could-robots-replace-junior-lawyers/#comment-1175900 Tue, 30 May 2023 13:27:44 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=187598#comment-1175900 Considering ChatGPT just provided false case parties, citations, facts and judgements in an affidavit in the US, I think we’re alright for a bit.

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