A new survey by LexisNexis of lawyers’ views on legal tech has found that ‘failure to embrace AI’ could lead to 11% considering leaving, which rose to 19% at larger law firms. The results indicate …
Attorney-Client Privilege Has a Problem: AI Isn’t a Lawyer
AI tools are revolutionizing legal work. They can draft contracts, analyze case law, and provide near-instant answers to complex questions. But while the technology is smart – and impressively so, there’s one thing its not: a lawyer. And that matters. Because in the eyes of the law, AI doesn’t qualify for attorney-client privilege – the
AI data readiness: C-suite fantasy, big IT problem
Business leaders believe their data is primed for AI, but IT practitioners spend hours every day beating data into shape, only to miss out on automation opportunities.
Looks like genAI may kill the IT help desk and other IT jobs!
Computerworld.com reported that “While AI will reduce or eliminate altogether the need for human input in some areas, it will also enhance productivity,
Imagine, if you will, a small backwater town into which one day a large shiny object falls from the sky and lands dead center on the main street of the town’s modest commercial center. The object is e...
AI Will Save Lawyers Time – But Does Anyone Want That?
What if AI saves lawyers time, but it either hurts their profits, or makes no real difference because they still have to bill enough hours to hit their targets? A Thomson Reuters Future of Professi…
Law Firms Start Training Summer Associates on Using Generative AI
Some Big Law firms are now making summer associates learn the ins and outs of generative AI as they begin integrating what’s considered to be a game-changing technology for the profession.
New data shows shortsighted companies will try to replace workers with AI
A new survey shows that 41% of senior executives at global companies believe there will be a reduction in workforce sizes as they adopt generative AI, contradicting the narrative of AI as a helper.
Adecco Group asked senior executives from 2,000 large companies worldwide to predict what they think will happen in the coming years. Of those, 41% said they expect to have small workforces in the next five years due to artificial intelligence.
Employees need AI skills — but what does that training look like?
And it’s not just a few companies here and there: it’s just about the entire working world. According to a recent report from PeopleScout and Spotted Zebra, about 90% of HR leaders believe that up to half their workforce will need to be reskilled in the next five years.