In a recent Law360 article, Thompson Coburn partners Matt Braunel and Bill Bay contributed to the American Bar Association’s AI Task Force on Law and Artificial Intelligence newly released report, “Year 2 Report on the Impact of AI on the Practice of Law.” Matt and Bill shared complex challenges facing the legal industry—particularly those posed by generative AI.
“There could be a tendency for generative AI output to push work product toward the middle — improving work product that might be considered low quality, but also diluting work product that might be considered high quality,” Matt said.
As legal practitioners become more comfortable with the technology, the report predicts, AI will evolve into a “thought partner” that collaborates with lawyers to complete more complex work. This stands in stark contrast to the role of AI right now, which is primarily for mundane or repetitive tasks.
“AI is no longer an abstract concept,” Bill said, the ABA’s immediate past president. “AI has become key to reshaping the way we practice, serve our clients, and safeguard the rule of law.”
Read the full article here.
