Ken O’Rourke, Ben Allen, and Adrian Lee, attorneys at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, authored a recent American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section article titled “Artificial Intelligence in Global Litigation: Uses and Abuses.”

According to the authors, AI tools promise much in terms of increased productivity, new capabilities, amazing efficiencies, and entirely different ways to work for those working in and around litigation.

The authors discuss the prominent pitfall for practitioners in the age of AI, namely, the risk of hallucinations, where AI models generate misleading or downright incorrect information about a case’s facts, holdings, relevant law—or often its very existence. AI all too often generates fake cases and “quotes” fake language from real cases.

This piece explores the promises and pitfalls related to the use of AI in litigation. Through recent stories from around the globe, the authors discuss how AI is impacting lawyers, experts, and courts themselves. The takeaways sound a familiar refrain of caution for litigators, whether they are dipping a toe or diving right into AI. The promise of AI should come through, too; litigators may become better, faster, and cheaper for clients. 

Click here to read the full article (subscription required).