Before we seek legal advice from an AI-fuelled robot lawyer, we need to ensure there are moral, ethical and bias guidelines in place, says Laurence Weir, Plextek’s Head of Business Development, Biomedical Engineering
Law is a highly intricate and complex area that requires detailed training and expertise to navigate. Lawyers spend years learning how to interpret and analyse legal documents, contracts, and precedents from past cases. They need to be highly trained, because specific subtle wordings can alter the course of a case, and cause a wide range of issues.
However, with the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), there is now an opportunity to leverage data and technology to help laypeople understand and analyse legal documents for themselves.
Of course, the legal profession has gene...