Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
Technology
May 15, 2023
Programming professionalism: the ethics of artificial intelligence
Although AI has proven over the years to be a helpful way to enhance the speed and accuracy of tasks – such as legal research – it cannot replace judgment, morality, or chemistry with clients, court, counsel or colleagues.
Wendy L. Patrick
Wendy is a California lawyer, past chair and advisor of the California State Bar Ethics Committee (Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct), and past chair of the San Diego County Bar Association Legal Ethics Committee. Any opinions expressed here are her own, and do not reflect that of her employer. This article does not constitute legal advice.
Within virtually every industry today, artificial intelligence (AI) is a hot topic. Cutting-edge and controversial, it has become a household buzz word due to the increasing number of services that are conducted through efficient automation. Yet one of the things that distinguishes AI is that it has moved beyond automation, and can now think and learn.
But can it practice law? The tentative answer seems to be, "not ye...
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