The BBC Artificial intelligence (AI) tools have got significantly better at answering legal questions but still can not replicate the competence of even a junior lawyer, new research suggests. The major British law firm, Linklaters, put chatbots to the test by setting them 50 “relatively hard” questions about English law. It concluded OpenAI’s GPT 2, released in
Morgan & Morgan sends strong warning to lawyers against falling for AI hallucinations
Morgan & Morgan has warned its lawyers against including AI hallucinations in legal work, with the threat of disciplinary action. According to a survey, 63% of lawyers have used AI tools for work in the past, with 12% using them regularly. Lawyers caught using unverified AI-generated citations can face penalties, including fines and mandatory courses
In Westlaw Today, Attorneys Examine DeepSeek AI Legal Considerations for Enterprise Users
Attorneys: Regina Sam Penti, Georgina Jones Suzuki, Parv Gondalia In a Westlaw Today article, attorneys discussed DeepSeek artificial intelligence legal considerations for enterprise users. The authors note that while some versions of DeepSeek’s AI model can be downloaded and run locally without storing data on cloud storage controlled by DeepSeek, enterprise users exploring use of DeepSeek through its iOS
Lauren Leipold to Appear on Panel of AI Experts at Georgia Tech’s 2025 Marketing Innovation Conference
Seyfarth Intellectual Property Partner Lauren Leipold will present as part of a panel of experts discussing the role of GenAI in marketing. The panel is part of the 2025 Marketing Innovation Conference (MIC@S) at Georgia Tech’s Scheller College of Business on Friday, February 21, 2025.
This year’s theme, “Technology Meets Creativity: Shaping Marketing’s Next Chapter,”
AI in Law Firms: Ethics Committees Are Clearing the Path Forward
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AI in Law Firms: Ethics Committees Are Clearing the Path Forward
Whenever new technologies become available to lawyers, ethical concerns initially pose a significant hurdle to adoption. This friction is understandable. Legal professionals are necessarily cautious about tinkering
Exclusive: SingleFile Raises $9M Series A to Expand Its Corporate Compliance Filing Platform
Last March, I wrote here about SingleFile, a company whose mission is to help businesses navigate complex regulatory environments effortlessly by automating outdated filing processes and leveraging AI technology in a unified cloud platform. Today, it took a major step in driving that mission forward with news that it has raised $9 million in Series
OECD Launches Voluntary Reporting Framework on AI Risk Management Practices
On February 7, 2025, the OECD launched a voluntary framework for companies to report on their efforts to promote safe, secure and trustworthy AI. This global reporting framework is intended to monitor and support the application of the International Code of Conduct for Organisations Developing Advanced AI Systems delivered by the 2023 G7 Hiroshima AI
AI and Blockchain – 1+1 =3
Individually, AI and blockchain are among the hottest, most transformative technologies. Collectively, they are incredibly synergistic – hence the 1+1=3 concept in the title. We are seeing more examples of how the two will interact. Over time, the level of interaction will be extensive. Many projects are being developed that bring the power of AI
AI and Blockchain – 1+1 =3
Individually, AI and blockchain are among the hottest, most transformative technologies. Collectively, they are incredibly synergistic – hence the 1+1=3 concept in the title. We are seeing more examples of how the two will interact. Over time, the level of interaction will be extensive. Many projects are being developed that bring the power of AI
U.S. Federal and State Governments Moving Quickly to Restrict Use of DeepSeek
Last month, DeepSeek, an AI start-up based in China, grabbed headlines with claims that its latest large language AI model, DeepSeek-R1, could perform on par with more expensive and market-leading AI models despite allegedly requiring less than $6 million dollars’ worth of computing power from older and less-powerful chips. Although some industry observers have raised