Vos encouraged the profession to not be deterred by AI hallucinations
UK master of the rolls Sir Geoffrey Vos has encouraged the legal profession to embrace artificial intelligence and not be deterred by instances of AI hallucinations, reported the Law Society Gazette.
“We should not be using silly examples of bad practice as a reason to shun the entirety of a new technology,” he said in his speech at a LawtechUK event.
He presented three reasons as to why generative AI would inevitably be part of the profession. The first was that businesses and consumers would be utilizing AI.
“There is simply no way that lawyers can set themselves apart and say that GenAI is too dangerous or the work of lawyers is too precise to use it,” Vos said in a statement published by the Gazette.
Moreover, Vos indicated that claims involving negligent or inappropriate AI use are expected to be a major field of legal activity – as are claims involving the negligent and inappropriate non-use of the technology.
“If lawyers are not adept at the understanding the capabilities and weaknesses of generative AI, they will not be able to advise their clients properly about the issues that will undoubtedly arise from its applications,” he explained.
Vos also highlighted generative AI’s ability to save time and expenses, thus facilitating the provision of advice and the rapid resolution of disputes efficiently. Last year, the master of the rolls said that the speed of technological advances could render human oversight of AI-made decisions impractical.
He presently chairs the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce expert group, which is working on a legal statement about AI-related legal questions like “In what circumstances, and on what legal basis, will English common law impose liability for physical and economic loss caused by the use of AI?”
Last year, UK senior judge Sir Keith Lindblom suggested that AI would become a tool used by courts and tribunals
