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AI-powered lawyer will be first of its kind to represent defendant in court

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Re: AI-powered lawyer will be first of its kind to represent defendant in court

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Post by jamesdwilson »

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Post by awb »

> the company's AI-creation runs on a smartphone, listens to court arguments and formulates responses for the defendant. The AI lawyer tells the defendant what to say in real-time, through headphones.

Based on AI’s propensity for being confidently incorrect, I’m not sure I’d want to be repeating AI output in a court of law and representing it as truth.

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Post by leobg »

awb wrote: post #4

> the company's AI-creation runs on a smartphone, listens to court arguments and formulates responses for the defendant. The AI lawyer tells the defendant what to say in real-time, through headphones. Based on AI’s propensity for being confidently incorrect, I’m not sure I’d want to be repeating AI output in a court of law and representing it as truth.

Isn’t that exactly the most important skill of a lawyer? /s

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Post by ausbah »

>The ultimate goal, according to Browder, is to democratize legal representation by making it free for those who can't afford it, in some cases eliminating the need for pricey attorneys.

this is the core issue I have with companies and tech like this: they try to solve social issues with technology and business. the issue of accessible defense is an issue of institutional failure that rests on the shoulders of the state. tech i think may bandage the problem, but just like how Tesla won't solve green travel this won't fix the underlying issue

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Post by brendanashworth »

ausbah wrote: post #6

>The ultimate goal, according to Browder, is to democratize legal representation by making it free for those who can't afford it, in some cases eliminating the need for pricey attorneys. this is the core issue I have with companies and tech like this: they try to solve social issues with technology and business. the issue of accessible defense is an issue of institutional failure that rests on the shoulders of the st…

Working within the existing system, though, is typically the fastest way to address the grievance. AI is probably the most scalable approach to competent counsel, far easier (given ChatGPT) than training new lawyers and convincing them to become public defenders.

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Post by hackerlight »

ausbah wrote: post #6

>The ultimate goal, according to Browder, is to democratize legal representation by making it free for those who can't afford it, in some cases eliminating the need for pricey attorneys. this is the core issue I have with companies and tech like this: they try to solve social issues with technology and business. the issue of accessible defense is an issue of institutional failure that rests on the shoulders of the st…

True for wealthy countries, but in really poor countries access to things like medical care or legal services isn't a policy issue, there is a legitimate scarcity. Barring foreign aid, the only two alternatives are no access to these services, versus access to an automated version that's worse than a human but better than nothing. So we're not dealing in a world of perfect solutions, just less bad solutions, which is fine. Note that I'm speaking generally, not about the particular service this article is about.
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