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2023 Denning Lecture (7 December)
BACFI AGM (22 November)
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BACFI AI
Employed Bar Garden Party (13 June)
Sustainable Practices (31 May)
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BACFI AI
25th September 2023
Whilst the news cycle may be filled with doom laden apocalyptic predictions about the impact of generative AI, the BACFI AI event hosted jointly with Middle Temple at Pinsent Masons LLP’s London Office most certainly was not!
Datoo Akber, founder and managing partner of D2 Legal Technology LLP, spoke about a range of use cases for generative AI in legal departments and by lawyers. Luke Scanlon, Head of Fintech at Pinsents spoke about the types of legal issues encountered by his clients, which include some of the largest technology companies in the world, and how to mitigate the risks of generative AI. Finally, BACFI’s Charlotte Pope-Williams spoke about the potential and pitfalls of generative AI in a litigation context.
None of the speakers was in any doubt that generative AI will not only change the legal landscape but also the world. However, they also considered that generative AI will not replace lawyers. In fact, that they considered that lawyers will be all the more important to protect the rights of legal persons in relation to generative AI.
Attendees made thought provoking comments and asked interesting questions ranging from ethical considerations about whether it would be appropriate to use AI to draft submissions, noting that Lord Justice Birss recently said that he used ChatGPT to draft part of a judgment (https://news.sky.com/story/british-judge-admits-using-jolly-useful-chatgpt-to-write-ruling-12961647) to noting that the EU AI Act (“Act”) may not enter force until 2025 due to political wranglings in the EU Parliament due to certain EU member states potentially wanting to use facial recognition AI before the Act become law.
Lively debate ensued after the event and no doubt this matter will remain topical for some time.
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