Will A.I. Put Lawyers Out of Business?

[Cohibaman]

https://www.forbes.com/sites/cogniti...ut-of-business

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[Formerly YB-2]

Let's hope so for about 75% of them. Wwaaaayyyyyyyyy too many attorneys in the USA (don't we have ~the same number of attorneys as the total in the ROW?). Plus, the worst of them always morph into politicians.

[Mikado463]

Originally Posted by Formerly YB-2

Let's hope so for about 75% of them. Wwaaaayyyyyyyyy too many attorneys in the USA (don't we have ~the same number of attorneys as the total in the ROW?). Plus, the worst of them always morph into politicians.

sad but true, so proud that both of my sons are engineers .........

[PHC1]

It will be easier the say what AI will not replace than what it will given enough time... Humanity will be obsolete in another century or two at most. Let's hope the governments figure out how to sustain the population that will be largely obsolete as far as the labor and job market is concerned.

[PHC1]

Should come as no surprise as there is virtually nothing AI can't or won't beat given mature enough algorithms. Even the top and most experienced fighter pilots could not win against AI and dog fighting takes some "creative" thinking to outsmart and outmaneuver the opponent... So when it comes to Lawyers, they were also easily beaten by AI ... https://hackernoon.com/20-top-lawyer...s-5dafdf25554d

[Mille162]

Originally Posted by Formerly YB-2

Let's hope so for about 75% of them. Wwaaaayyyyyyyyy too many attorneys in the USA (don't we have ~the same number of attorneys as the total in the ROW?). Plus, the worst of them always morph into politicians.

Agreed but then again NOT going to law school is one of my biggest regrets. As a small business owner, what I’ve spent in legal fees would def have paid for a law degree! Very happy my s.o. is finishing up her law degree. The issue isn’t that there are too many lawyers, the issue is the complexity of our legal system and unnecessary formalities to get anything done (which necessitates the use of an attorney), and the endless loopholes and technicalities that allow the circumvention of the intent of the laws. Knowledge of the law is a good thing; limiting it’s navigation to those with a degree/bar recognized in the specific jurisdiction is pretty much a monopoly (attorneys specifically). I’d rather see AI integration in the court system for filing, responding, defending one’s own basic rights and everyday application of the law to disputes. Our current system (civil and criminal) is pretty much pay for your results and the legal team that has the most funding receives the results they seek.

[PHC1]

Originally Posted by Mille162

Agreed but then again NOT going to law school is one of my biggest regrets. As a small business owner, what I’ve spent in legal fees would def have paid for a law degree! Very happy my s.o. is finishing up her law degree. The issue isn’t that there are too many lawyers, the issue is the complexity of our legal system and unnecessary formalities to get anything done (which necessitates the use of an attorney), and the endless loopholes and technicalities that allow the circumvention of the intent of the laws. Knowledge of the law is a good thing; limiting it’s navigation to those with a degree/bar recognized in the specific jurisdiction is pretty much a monopoly (attorneys specifically). I’d rather see AI integration in the court system for filing, responding, defending one’s own basic rights and everyday application of the law to disputes. Our current system (civil and criminal) is pretty much pay for your results and the legal team that has the most funding receives the results they seek.

Good post. OJ Simpson definitely agrees.

[PHC1]

Artificial Intelligence: it will kill us | Jay Tuck | TEDxHamburgSalon


https://youtu.be/BrNs0M77Pd4

[PHC1]

Artificial intelligence is getting smarter by leaps and bounds — within this century, research suggests, a computer AI could be as "smart" as a human being. And then, says Nick Bostrom, it will overtake us: "Machine intelligence is the last invention that humanity will ever need to make."

https://youtu.be/MnT1xgZgkpk

[radio times]

One must concur. I don't envy the degree, it's deeply boring in many areas, but they certainly make us pay big time, for anything pertinent. Criminal law is OK, heck, I even had a girlfriend in that domain, but Property law is daylight robbery. Not as bad as motorbike insurance,they really are fiends.