Lawyers will struggle to hold providers of legal artificial intelligence services liable for negligence but the situation may change as the technology becomes more sophisticated, experts have told Lawyerly.Ā
Practitioners who ignore a new practice note on the use of AI programs should not expect the court’s sympathy, the top judge in NSW has warned as the guidance comes into operation this week.
A lawyer who included ‘hallucinated’ citations from ChatGPT in material submitted to the court in a migration appeal has been referred to the NSW Legal Services Commissioner.
The NSW Supreme Court has relaxed its blanket ban on the use of AI in proceedings, clarifying its new rules don’t apply to discovery or the generation of certain materials by closed model AI systems.
The legal watchdogs in three states have issued a guidance on the ethical use of AI, recommending that lawyers only use the technology for ālower-riskā tasks like drafting correspondence.Ā
A new practice note prohibiting the use of AI in certain circumstances is needed to guard against “laziness” in the legal profession, says NSW Supreme Court Chief Justice Andrew Bell.
The former CEO of failed AI marketing start-up Metigy has been charged with providing false statements to investors and misusing his position as a director following an investigation by the corporate regulator.
The corporate regulator has warned financial services and credit licensees to get ahead of the curve in regulating the use of AI, particularly in the face of novel risks that include algorithm bias.
Lawyers are increasingly eager to adopt AI in their practice, but the billable hours poses challenges to its adoption in law firms, according to a new report.
A court has given “little weight” to submissions by a migration lawyer who used ChatGPT to generate notes on sections of the Migration Act, saying free AI tools are not of any “persuasive importance”.