Will artificial intelligence create a tipping point in litigation? Eimear McCann paints a picture
- The presence of artificial intelligence (AI) in the legal world is already tangible, and likely here to stay.
- AI may play a crucial role in redefining the nature of litigation.
- The use of AI could transform costs and access to justice, but also raises questions of privacy and ethics.
As a species, we are accustomed to living in a state of uncertainty, often looking backwards for clues to navigate our future. With the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), and the surrounding hype, understanding how—and where—AI will make an impact can be difficult to ascertain.
Upon seeing the famous Ice Age cave paintings in Lascaux, France, in 1940, Picasso reportedly lamented: ‘Since Lascaux, we have invented nothing.’ The discovery of these ancient paintings completely shifted the narrative on the trajectory and history of art. In simplistic terms, the artistic skills we previously understood to be honed over years of learning, such as perspective, movement, and shading, were evident in the rawest form of creativity some 17,000
