From Errors to Efficiency: Can AI Transform the Practice of Law?

Oct. 31, 2024, 2:26 PM UTC

In the season finale of UnCommon Law, we examine the evolving role of AI in the legal industry, particularly focusing on AI chatbots like Google Gemini and ChatGPT, which continue to make errors and hallucinate. This raises the question of whether attorneys can trust AI tools to help them lawyer.

John Quinn, chairman and founder of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, shares his insights on AI’s transformative potential and how lawyers at his firm are utilizing the technology. Additionally, law professors and a judge offer reflections on AI’s current capabilities and its implications for the future of law, highlighting both its potential and the challenges it presents.

Guests:

  • John Quinn, founder of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
  • Daniel Ho, professor of law and computer science at Stanford University
  • David Hoffman, professor of law at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
  • Isabel Gottlieb, reporter for Bloomberg Law covering AI and issues impacting corporate legal departments

To contact the reporter on this story: Matthew S. Schwartz at mschwartz [at] bloombergindustry.com

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Josh Block at jblock [at] bloombergindustry.com

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