If only there were some sort of new technology that could be harnessed to empower millions of ordinary people who will have small legitimate legal grievances against AI companies to file their own suits as self-represented litigants, with documents that are at least good enough to make it past the initial pleading stages . . . .
If people do use chatbots to help with pro se litigation, then that opens a possible legal theory of liability against AI companies, namely that AI chatbots (or the companies that run them) are practicing law without a license.
Of course, this could extend to other related licensure violations, such as practicing medicine without a license.
Yes. The definition of “unauthorized practice of law” is murkier and depends more on context than one might think. For instance, I personally used—and recommend for most people without complex needs—the Nolo/Quicken WillMaker will-writing software.
On a more serious note, if there were 25 types of small legal harm commonly caused by AI chatbots, writing 25 books on “How to Sue a Chatbot Company For Harm X, Including Sample Pleadings” is probably not going to constitute unauthorized practice.
If only there were some sort of new technology that could be harnessed to empower millions of ordinary people who will have small legitimate legal grievances against AI companies to file their own suits as self-represented litigants, with documents that are at least good enough to make it past the initial pleading stages . . . .
(not intended as a serious suggestion)
If people do use chatbots to help with pro se litigation, then that opens a possible legal theory of liability against AI companies, namely that AI chatbots (or the companies that run them) are practicing law without a license.
Of course, this could extend to other related licensure violations, such as practicing medicine without a license.
Yes. The definition of “unauthorized practice of law” is murkier and depends more on context than one might think. For instance, I personally used—and recommend for most people without complex needs—the Nolo/Quicken WillMaker will-writing software.
On a more serious note, if there were 25 types of small legal harm commonly caused by AI chatbots, writing 25 books on “How to Sue a Chatbot Company For Harm X, Including Sample Pleadings” is probably not going to constitute unauthorized practice.