AI Update: A WaPo Deep Dive, AI Passes Legal Ethics Exam, Google’s AI Scam Suit
This week in AI news.
The Washington Post published a deep dive on how artificial intelligence has impacted the legal industry in recent years, noting that “the AI legal software market could grow from $1.3 billion in 2022 to upward of $8.7 billion by 2030.” The write-up draws on useful analysis from industry experts and attorneys alike.
OpenAI’s GPT-4 and Anthropic’s Claude 2 LLMs have both passed a simulation of the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) in a test conducted by researchers at AI contract review company LegalOn Technologies, Bob Ambrogi reports for Lawsites. The bots’ performance varied a bit by subject area, performing best on questions related to conflicts of interest and client relationships. Legaltech News has additional analysis.
Google has launched a suit against several “online scammers” that have used the tech giant’s “logos in a scheme targeting the general public’s interest in artificial intelligence,” according to Axios. The news outlet reports that this may be the first action from a tech company operating at Google’s scale to combat “the growing number of AI-related online scams.”
Legaltech News’ Ishra Marathe spoke with several attorneys about how they’ve navigated clients’ differing comfort levels with new technology, including AI. The core strategy involves maintaining clear communication with clients regarding the firm’s tech-related decisions and paying attention to the concerns clients raise.
The interplay of humans and AI-powered legal technology “will unlock talent value in the billions” and significantly impact both how legal work is done and what in-house attorneys look for in a relationship with outside counsel, Ed Sohn of Factor and Jae Um of Six Parsecs predict in an article for Bloomberg Law. The biggest impact will be on what the authors call “core work” — the work that “arises in the normal course of business operations” such as contracting and product counseling.
Ethan Beberness is a Brooklyn-based writer covering legal tech, small law firms, and in-house counsel for Above the Law. His coverage of legal happenings and the legal services industry has appeared in Law360, Bushwick Daily, and elsewhere.
