Legal technology is on the cusp of a generational shift. Virtually overnight, generative AI tools like ChatGPT will transform certain legal roles and processes through automation. The ability of generative AI tools to generate persuasive text, summarize documents, answer questions and automated workflows has massive disruptive potential across industries.
Nowhere is this more apparent than in law, where AI-driven transformation has long been predicted yet hasn’t fully materialized. Legal technology has reached an inflection point. Generative AI possesses the unprecedented potential to transform productivity, creativity, knowledge, and insight. It enables the reimagination of workflows and processes through intelligent automation.
While computers can now write, summarize, research, and reason with astonishing prowess, they still lag behind humans in understanding nuance and context. Importantly education and emotional intelligence remain uniquely human capabilities. Certain legal roles and processes will transform through automation, however, the importance of human oversight endures. Successfully leveraging generative AI is not about pitting human vs. machine. Rather, it’s integrating their complementary strengths.
“There will likely be shifts in hiring and job roles due to generative AI’s capabilities, but people who embrace it will be better positioned. The focus should be on using it to augment human abilities.”
For legal professionals, this entails using generative AI’s raw speed and knowledge to bolster uniquely human skills like reasoning, communication, and strategy. Tasks that are repetitive, data-driven, and rules-based are ripe for automation. This frees up time and mental bandwidth for the complex problem-solving at which humans excel.
Source: Fringe Legal
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