Artificial Intelligence and Professional Responsibility: Time for New Rules?

Artificial intelligence in the legal domain encompasses the simple to the complex, from advanced word search programming to dispute resolution and outcome prediction. Traditional legal work in the area of due diligence can be handled in meaningful ways by technology. For now, though, artificial intelligence remains at the service of lawyers, implicating traditional rules of professional responsibility. These include supervision, maintenance of client confidentiality, competence and diligence, among others. This panel will explore the current applications of ethical rules, and consider whether new rules are needed to fully embrace the expansive use of artificial intelligence. Following an overview of the issues, the panel will then focus in depth on two core issues: case prediction and smart contracts.