Generative artificial intelligence has the potential to dramatically improve access to justice and even eliminate the traditional billable hour, according to Katherine Forrest. A former federal judge based in Manhattan, Forrest is now the co-chair of the digital technology group at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP. However, she warns that these advances are not without risks.
The very tools that could revolutionize the legal sector could also pose significant challenges. Specifically, the ability of AI to potentially unleash epidemic levels of misinformation and disinformation onto the citizenry is of great concern. How these downfalls can be precidiously mitigated is unknown. Forrest’s insight serves as a timely reminder of the balance that must be struck when leveraging technology in the legal realm.
To learn more about Forrest’s view of the promises and perils of AI in the legal sector, you can read her full comments here.