The AI Shift Lawyers Can’t Afford to Ignore Brainyacts #260 — from thebrainyacts.beehiiv.com by Josh Kubicki
Excerpts from Josh’s Quick Take section (i.e., TL;DR)
As a legal professional, you need to know two things about local AI—right now:
1. It’s Already Here (and You Might Not Know It)
Someone in your organization—maybe on your team—is likely experimenting with local AI. Running AI models directly on personal devices is becoming common (and easier), whether for work projects or productivity hacks.
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2. It’s a Game-Changer (If You Use It Right)
You should try it! Local AI offers unmatched privacy and control—a personalized tool that can supercharge your productivity.
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Bottom Line: Local AI is here. Whether you’re managing its risks or leveraging its transformative power, you need to take action—now.
Level the playing field: Give consumers access to legally reliable Generative AI — from jordanfurlong.substack.com by Jordan Furlong
If we agree people shouldn’t use ChatGPT for legal issues, what should they use instead? The public deserves a better answer than “Go without.” Here’s how lawyers can provide one.
In May 2023, LexisNexis did something unusual for a company in the legal industry: It posed a question to normal people. “Have you used Generative AI tools like ChatGPT to obtain legal advice or assistance with a legal question?” it asked 1,765 American consumers. In what Lexis called a “stunning” result, more than 27% of them (48% of the 57% who were aware of these tools) said yes.
That was 20 months ago. I can almost guarantee that number is substantially higher now.
We should be aiming for legally reliable general-access LLMs with which people can forge their own legal solutions. “In years to come, the principal role of AI in law will not be to enhance today’s largely unaffordable legal and justice systems,” said Richard Susskind recently. “It will be to place the law in the hands of everyone.” He is exactly right.
The Shifting E-Discovery Landscape: From Artificial Intelligence to Antitrust — from jdsupra.com by Ari Kaplan
The rapid evolution of e-discovery presents both opportunities and challenges for e-discovery teams. Almost half (49%) of the participants in the 2024 E-Discovery Unfiltered report expected the number of litigation matters to increase, while more than a third (34%) expected it to remain the same. 83% expected their outside providers to have sufficient skill in handling most data types. And 71% noted that the amount of data in a typical case has increased in the past year.
As organizations enhance their processes and infrastructure, the expectation to leverage technology to maximize service delivery increases. However, legal professionals must balance innovation with humanity. That was the consensus of a recent webinar for ACEDS, which you can watch here.