Limit AI to Drafting Emails, Not Legal Advice, Say Regulators
Australian Financial Review
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- Date Published
- 6 Dec 2024
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- 8 Mar 2025, 02:41 pm
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Law firms have made a rapid embrace of AI, but regulators have recommended lawyers only use the technology for basic tasks.
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Legal regulators in New South Wales, Victoria, and Western Australia have issued new guidance urging legal professionals to confine the use of artificial intelligence to basic tasks like drafting emails. This approach stems from concerns over AI's application in more complex legal scenarios, where accuracy and security are paramount. The regulations represent a cautious stance by the legal community in response to the rapid adoption of AI technology, highlighting the importance of human oversight in maintaining legal integrity. While the article primarily addresses legal practice, it underscores broader themes in AI governance and the prevention of potential AI-related harm.
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CompaniesProfessional ServicesLegal professionPrint articleMaxim ShanahanProfessional services reporterDec 6, 2024 – 12.01amSaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginLawyers should only use artificial intelligence for the most basic of tasks, and must be able to personally verify the accuracy and security of any instances of AI use in practice, according to a new statement issued by legal regulators in NSW, Victoria and Western Australia.The new guidance to solicitors is the latest reaction from regulators and the courts to the use of new technology by lawyers, who haverushed to adopt in-house and off-the-shelf legal AI products, after the NSW Supreme Court last week issued a conservative practice note regarding the employment of AI in submissions and evidence to court.Loading...Maxim Shanahanis a professional services reporter at the Australian Financial Review.EmailMaximatmax.shanahan@nine.com.auSaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginLicense articleFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreLegal professionAIFetching latest articlesOlympic weightlifting is hard. This boss uses the 1pc rule to get it doneLucy DeanOut-of-control watch price rises give housing a run for its moneyKnow your craft: How the biggest airlines rate at the pointy end‘We’ll fight’: Alex Waislitz on family battles and bad betsPatrick DurkinJob appointments have never been purely merit-based: CEW chiefWhy this CEO saves creative work for after her periodNew Zealand pops its cork for one of the world’s great wine festivalsMax AllenWhy Hawaii’s data-driven wellness retreat is a haven for high-flyersA last-chance tote bag and a groovy case for trumpetersVictor Smorgon’s star fundie eyes 50pc returns for new fundAlex GluyasForrest family powerbroker had alleged role in big Fortescue decisionsEllison-run garnet mine faces punishment over unsanctioned development