AI & Law: Human Lawyers Versus AI Lawyering

Ongoing question of human lawyering versus AI lawyering

by Dr. Lance B. Eliot

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Key briefing points about this article:

• There is no disputing that human lawyers are well-beyond AI-based legal reasoning today
• Developers are striving mightily to get AI toward achieving on par lawyering to attorneys
• Some contend that human lawyers will never be exceeded by such AI systems
• To ponder this question, we can consider the overall notion of AI versus human intelligence
• The presumably subsumed question about lawyers is somewhat shaped accordingly

Introduction

Running a marathon has certainly become a national pastime.

The runners at the front are usually quite versed in running. One form of excitement, though also potentially a disappointment, involves a frontrunner that scoots past everyone else and largely distances themselves from the rest of the pack. They are the frontrunner that steadfastly and unyieldingly remains the frontrunner throughout the…