Laws for designing and building intelligent agents that receive percepts from the environment and take actions that affect that environment
AI can now be used responsibly to increase the quality of legal services. However in the case Zhang v. Chen, 2024 BCSC 285, a lawyer filed two fictitious cases in her notice of application, which were generated by ChatGPT but not verified for authenticity. The family law case involved an application for costs following an…
Bill C-27: Laws to regulate artificial intelligence systems in Canada Artificial Intelligence Regulation Introduces the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act to set common requirements for the design, development, and use of artificial intelligence systems, aiming to mitigate risks of harm and biased output. Prohibits specific practices with data and artificial intelligence systems that may result in serious harm to…
Not only can our modern AI’s beat humans at math and memory skills, some are now far better at creating art and literature. It has become clear, humans are no longer the most intelligent on the planet. That’s not to say we won’t find purpose and meaning in the future, just not for the same…
Profound Impact on the Civil Legal System: Quantum Computing and AI Google has recently announced achieving quantum supremacy with a significant breakthrough. Their latest version of the Sycamore quantum processor can make calculations in an instant that would take the fastest computers half a century to complete. Google Bard is also part of the a…
Currently in Canada the use of Artificial intelligence to perform legal research and writing is unregulated. Likewise, the use of AI to interact with clients, the court and third parties remains a wild west for the legal profession. However, lawyers will be unlikely to escape liability for the legal opinions, research or human interaction of…
The submission of fake legal cases and legal arguments created by ChatGPT has resulted in a $5,000 fine against a lawyer and his firm. The underlying personal injury case involved lawyers using AI for legal briefs to avoid a dismissal of the claim. Artificial intelligence performed the legal research and writing normally done by junior…
For his use of the artificial intelligence ChatGPT to draft a legal brief (Mata v. Avianca) a personal injury lawyer now faces potential sanctions. As a result, Federal judge Brantley Starr is now requiring lawyers in his cases to certify that they did not use artificial intelligence to draft their filings without a human checking…