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 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.