Note-Making and Summarization -
Artificial intelligence (AI) is making a difference to how legal work is done,
but it isn’t the threat it is made out to be. AI is making impressive
progress and shaking up things all over the world today. The assumption
that advancements in technology and artificial intelligence will render any
profession defunct is just that, an assumption and a false one. The only
purpose this assumption serves is creating mass panic and hostility
towards embracing technology that is meant to make our lives easier.
Let us understand what this means explicitly for the legal world. The
ambit of AI includes recognizing human speech and objects, making
decisions based on data, and translating languages. Tasks that can be
defined as ‘search-and-find’ type can be performed by AI.
Introducing AI to this profession will primarily be for the purpose of
automating mundane, tedious tasks that require negligible human
intelligence. The kind of artificial intelligence that is employed by
industries in the current scene, when extended to the law will enable
quicker services at a lower price. AI is meant to automate a number of
tasks that take up precious working hours lawyers could be devoted to
tasks that require discerning, empathy, and trust- qualities that cannot be
replicated by even the most sophisticated form of AI. The legal profession
is one of the oldest professions in the world. Thriving over 1000 years;
trust, judgement, and diligence are the pillars of this profession. The most
important pillar is the relationship of trust between a lawyer and clients,
which can only be achieved through human connection and interaction.
While artificial intelligence can be useful in scanning and organizing
documents pertaining to a case, it cannot perform higher-level tasks such
as sharp decisionmaking, relationship-building with valuable clients and
writing legal briefs, advising clients, and appearing in court. These are
over and above the realm of computerization.
The smooth proceeding of a case is not possible without sound legal
research. While presenting cases lawyers need to assimilate information in
the form of legal research by referring to a number of relevant cases to
find those that will favour their client’s motion. Lawyers are even required
to thoroughly know the opposing stand and supporting legal arguments
they can expect to prepare a watertight defence strategy. AI, software that
operates on natural language enables electronic discovery of information
relevant to a case, contract reviews, and automation generation of legal
documents.
AI utilizes big-data analytics which enables visualization of case data. It
also allows for creation of a map of the cases which were cited in previous
cases and their resulting verdicts, as per the website Towards Data
Science. The probability of a positive outcome of a case can be predicted
by leveraging predictive analytics with machine learning. This is
advantageous to firms as they can determine the return on investment in
litigation and whether an agreement or arbitration should be considered.
(a) On the basis of your understanding of the above passage,
make notes on it using headings and subheadings. Use
recognizable abbreviations (wherever necessary- minimum four)
and a format you consider suitable. Also supply an appropriate
title to it. (5)
(b) Write a summary of the passage in about 80 words. (3)
Solution 1:
Artificial Intelligence: Not a threat
1. Not a threat
1.1 is of help
1.2 makes life easier
1.3 no profession defunct
2. AI will help legal field
2.1 recog. human speech and object
2.2 making decisions based on data
2.3 translates langs.
2.4 do search and find tasks
3. AI. cannot perform high level tasks like
3.1 writing legal briefs
3.2 advising clients
3.3 apprng in courts
3.4 sharp decision making
4. Function of AI.
4.1 collates data
4.2 predicts probable outcomes
4.3 tells return on invest.
4.4 considering agreement or arbitration
Key to Abbreviations
Abbreviations Words
AI Artificial Intelligence
recog. recognises
langs. languages
apprng. appearing
invt. investment
Summary
Artificial Intelligence: Not a threat
Artificial Intelligence is not a threat but makes life easier especially in the
legal field. It cannot perform certain high-level tasks like writing legal
briefs, advising clients, making sharp decisions and appearing in courts
but it can collate data, aid research and decisions based on data. It can
recognize human speech and translate languages. It can also predict
probable outcomes, tell return on investment, consider agreement or
arbitration and is thus advantageous to legal firms.
