What are the ethical risks of AI in law? Elizabeth Guthrie of Nextpoint discusses them here pulling from a recent Nextpoint resource!

Her blog post titled (wait for it!) The ethical risks of AI in law: Hallucinations, confidentiality, and client consent, available here) is an excerpt from AI for the Rest of Us, a book by Nextpoint and Tom O’Connor that serves as a comprehensive resource for attorneys navigating AI in the legal field.

Let’s face it: While lawyers have benefited from artificial intelligence (AI) for years, the recent explosion of GenAI has caused consternation and apprehension in the legal community alongside the hype and excitement. Attorneys are now grappling with critical questions: Are they ethically permitted to use GenAI tools? To what extent? Could these tools introduce ethical conflicts or practical confusion? But of course, there are no easy answers.

What are best practices to deal with the ethical risks of AI? Here’s one of them:

AI ethics requires balance: As the New York State Bar Association Task Force on Artificial Intelligence suggests in their “Report and Recommendations” issued in April 2024, when using AI tools lawyers should “be cautious, be curious, be vigilant, and be brave.”

So, what are five other best practices to deal with the ethical risks of AI? Find out here, it’s only one click. It might be unethical not to click! 😉

So, what do you think? How is your organization managing AI ethically? Please share any comments you might have or if you’d like to know more about a particular topic.

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