Encouraging a Greater Embrace of Automated Legal Advisors by Government Officials
On September 21, 2022, from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM (EDT), a panel discussion hosted by the Center for Data Innovation will delve into the potential of AI-enabled robo-lawyers in legal services. The discussion will feature experts in the field, including Mark Hansen, Co-Founder and CTO of Upsolve, Lucy Ricca, Director of Policy and Programs at Stanford's Deborah L. Rhode Center on the Legal Profession, Miguel Willis, Innovator in Residence at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, David Colarusso, Director of Legal Innovation and Technology Hub at Suffolk University Law School, Erin Levine, CEO and Founder of Hello Divorce, and Morgan Stevens, Research Assistant at the Center for Data Innovation, who will moderate the event.
The panel aims to cover various topics, including the potential of AI-enabled robo-lawyers, challenges in providing these services, and steps policymakers can take to allow the development of tech-enabled legal services. The discussion will also address the benefits and challenges of AI-enabled robo-lawyers, such as increased speed and cost reduction, improved accuracy, scalability, and access to justice, but also accountability, bias, confidentiality, ethical concerns, and potential impacts on jobs.
Policy solutions will be discussed to address these challenges, including clear liability frameworks, bias mitigation standards, data protection regulations, ethical guidelines and certification, continuing human oversight, training and upskilling for legal practitioners, and ensuring AI tools augment, not replace, lawyers.
The panel discussion promises to be an engaging event for those interested in the future of legal services and the role of AI in transforming the industry. The event underscores the need for responsible deployment of AI-enabled robo-lawyers to ensure quality legal services while addressing legal, ethical, and technical challenges.
It's worth noting that the current state laws and professional licensing requirements significantly limit the development of technology-enabled legal services that would compete with existing legal services. This ultimately hurts consumer welfare, especially for many Americans who do not have access to adequate legal representation.
References:
[1] AI-Enabled Robo-Lawyers: Benefits, Challenges, and Policy Solutions (2022). Retrieved from https://www.datainnovation.org/2022/08/ai-enabled-robo-lawyers-benefits-challenges-policy-solutions/
[2] The Impact of AI on Legal Jobs (2021). Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertambrogi/2021/09/13/the-impact-of-ai-on-legal-jobs/?sh=6b248a9a216a
[3] The Role of Robo-Lawyers in the Legal Profession (2020). Retrieved from https://www.law.com/legaltechnews/2020/07/13/the-role-of-robo-lawyers-in-the-legal-profession/
[4] Ethical Considerations for AI in the Legal Profession (2019). Retrieved from https://www.acm.org/publications/ethics/articles/2019/ethical-considerations-for-ai-in-the-legal-profession
- The panel discussion on September 21, 2022, hosted by the Center for Data Innovation, will focus on AI-enabled robo-lawyers in legal services, with experts like Mark Hansen and Erin Levine sharing insights on potential, challenges, and policy solutions.
- The event will emphasize the advantages of AI-enabled robo-lawyers, such as speed, cost reduction, improved accuracy, scalability, and access to justice, but also address concerns like accountability, bias, confidentiality, ethical issues, and job impacts.
- To tackle these challenges, the discussion will propose policy solutions such as liability frameworks, bias mitigation standards, data protection regulations, ethical guidelines and certification, continuing human oversight, upskilling for legal practitioners, and ensuring AI tools augment lawyers, not replace them.
- The current state laws and professional licensing requirements are hindering technological advancements in the legal industry, negatively impacting consumer welfare, especially for underserved Americans lacking access to legal representation.
- The panel promises to be an interesting event for individuals interested in the intersection of technology, innovation, and the legal profession, and the role of AI in transforming the industry.
- References support these facts and provide further information about the benefits, challenges, and policy solutions related to AI-enabled robo-lawyers, the impact of AI on legal jobs, the role of robo-lawyers in the legal profession, and ethical considerations for AI in the legal profession. [References 1-4]
