The viability of using generative artificial intelligence to conduct legal research has been heavily critiqued in the legal industry. But that hasn’t stopped lawyers and other legal workers from doing it anyway. Most legal professionals who have used generative AI in their practice have used the technology for legal research, according to data from Bloomberg Law’s 2024 Legal Operations and Technology survey.
Respondents were asked how they have used generative AI in their practice, and were presented with a list of possible legal tasks, along with an option to respond that they haven’t used generative AI for work at all. ...