A look at potential issues as US judges follow lawyers in testing generative AI; some want to expedite legal research, summarize cases, and draft routine orders
The propensity for AI systems to make mistakes and for humans to miss those mistakes has been on full display in the US legal system as of late. Bluesky: @hypervisible . Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to . LinkedIn: James O'Donnell Bluesky: @hypervisible : “But now judges are experimenting with generative AI too. Some are confident that with the right precautions, the technology can expedite legal research, summarize cases, draft routine orders, and overall help speed up the court system, which is badly backlogged in many parts of the US.” Mastodon: Dare Obasanjo / @carnage4life@mas.to : Who do you sue when the judge in your court case uses AI and it hallucinates? — https://www.technologyreview.com/ ... LinkedIn: James O'Donnell : Judges have been reprimanding lawyers for their AI-generated mistakes, but judges are now also experimenting with AI themselves. …