Guidelines on artificial intelligence issued for lawyers - Westfair Communications
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The New York State Bar Association has issued guidelines on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by lawyers. The Bar Association said that the guidelines should help “avoid the unauthorized practice of law, ensure that legal decisions are in human hands, and reduce bias in legal proceedings.” It noted that AI systems are becoming increasingly integrated into legal research, drafting, client communications, litigation, and law-practice management. The Bar Association’s governing body, the House of Delegates, adopted the report “Legal Ethics Guidelines for Lawyers’ Use of Artificial Intelligence.” “Generative AI is indelibly changing the practice of law. As part of our mission to be the leading voice for the legal profession, we are providing clear guidelines on the use of AI tools as a resource so attorneys can use AI responsibly and ethically in their practices,” Taa Grays, president of the Bar Association said. “The guidelines can help attorneys avoid possible perils of using AI including inadvertently practicing law in a jurisdiction where they are not licensed or failing to notify clients or the courts of AI use.” The association is urging attorneys who use AI tools to be sure that what AI produces is not biased because of data AI was fed or because of its design and deployment and that AI is not used in a way that could affect a person’s rights, access, opportunity, or treatment. The report also advises attorneys who use AI that they may charge fees for time spent verifying an AI tool’s output, but not for learning how to use it. “It is important to keep fees reasonable and disclose specific charges to clients. In addition, acquiring an AI tool is an overhead expense – so its cost may not be billed to a client, unless it is for a service specially incurred for…
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