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AI & the human story

15 September 2023 / Eimear McCann
Issue: 8040 / Categories: Features , Profession , Technology
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Will artificial intelligence create a tipping point in litigation? Eimear McCann paints a picture
  • The presence of artificial intelligence (AI) in the legal world is already tangible, and likely here to stay.
  • AI may play a crucial role in redefining the nature of litigation.
  • The use of AI could transform costs and access to justice, but also raises questions of privacy and ethics.

As a species, we are accustomed to living in a state of uncertainty, often looking backwards for clues to navigate our future. With the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), and the surrounding hype, understanding how—and where—AI will make an impact can be difficult to ascertain.

Upon seeing the famous Ice Age cave paintings in Lascaux, France, in 1940, Picasso reportedly lamented: ‘Since Lascaux, we have invented nothing.’ The discovery of these ancient paintings completely shifted the narrative on the trajectory and history of art. In simplistic terms, the artistic skills we previously understood to be honed over years of learning, such as perspective, movement, and shading,

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan—Andrew Savage

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan—Andrew Savage

Firm expands London disputes practice with senior partner hire

Druces—Lisa Cardy

Druces—Lisa Cardy

Senior associate promotion strengthens real estate offering

Charles Russell Speechlys—Robert Lundie Smith

Charles Russell Speechlys—Robert Lundie Smith

Leading patent litigator joins intellectual property team

NEWS
Human rights lawyers, social justice champion, co-founder of the law firm Bindmans, and NLJ columnist Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC has died at the age of 92 years
The government’s plan to introduce a Single Professional Services Supervisor could erode vital legal-sector expertise, warns Mark Evans, president of the Law Society of England and Wales, in NLJ this week
Writing in NLJ this week, Jonathan Fisher KC of Red Lion Chambers argues that the ‘failure to prevent’ model of corporate criminal responsibility—covering bribery, tax evasion, and fraud—should be embraced, not resisted
Professor Graham Zellick KC argues in NLJ this week that, despite Buckingham Palace’s statement stripping Andrew Mountbatten Windsor of his styles, titles and honours, he remains legally a duke
Writing in NLJ this week, Sophie Ashcroft and Miranda Joseph of Stevens & Bolton dissect the Privy Council’s landmark ruling in Jardine Strategic Ltd v Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd (No 2), which abolishes the long-standing 'shareholder rule'
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