Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
Technology
Mar. 23, 2023
This barrister robot was a bust, but the next one may not be
Given the extraordinary capabilities of artificial intelligence and the much-touted ChatGPT, there will be much thornier problems to resolve. Could a machine ever be considered to be a “person” prohibited from practicing law?
Anita Taff-Rice
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The old adage goes that an attorney who represents himself or herself has a fool for a client. But what if a person hires a robot instead? And what if the robot commits malpractice?
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