We’ve all seen how using a non-legal artificial intelligence (AI) platform like ChatGPT to write a court document could land you in hot water with judges, your client, and the State Bar.
But it turns out there is a place for generative AI in the practice of law.
As Thomson Reuters leaders shared in a recent webinar, “The new era – redefining how legal professionals do their work,” with the right human-interpreted content, AI can save lawyers a tremendous amount of time as they research and craft their legal position, using draft language and arguments generated by the system.
The webinar featured the following business and product leaders:
Westlaw, Practical Law, and drafting products build upon 150 years of human insight, categorization like the Key Number System, and editorial enhancements that ensure the quality and structure of the source material.
“Having humans in the loop and controlling and mitigating and understanding and working with the outputs of a high-performing AI system is ultimately the best end-to-end outcome that we can try to achieve with this new capability,” he said.
Dahn shared examples of how generative AI will help legal researchers using Westlaw.
“In addition to searching Westlaw with Boolean and natural language searches, you’ll also be able to engage with Westlaw in a conversational manner, much like you would with a colleague,” he said.
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