AI Poses Ethical Risks, Could Make Lawyers ‘Lazy,’ Judges Say

Artificial intelligence poses ethical risks to lawyers who use those tools and could make their practice worse off, bankruptcy judges said at a conference Wednesday.

Blaming AI products for errors won’t get lawyers very far with judges, Judge Laurel Isicoff of the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida said. If a lawyer chooses to use AI, that lawyer is responsible for any potential consequences, she said.

“Just because you’re using a new tool doesn’t mean you have excuses,” Isicoff said.

The judge made the comments during a panel as part of an event in Puerto Rico hosted ...