In this episode, you’ll hear Judge Scott Schlegel explain why he believes that lawyers and judges should know as much as possible about how AI tools work. And why they should gain this understanding by using the tools as much as possible.
In this episode, you will hear:
- Judge Scott Schlegel’s career journey from finance to tech-savvy appellate judge.
- AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Llama, Grok, and Perplexity in legal practice.
- Ethical and practical implications of AI in courtrooms.
- Innovative idea of using voice clones for jury instructions.
- Enhancing legal research and case management with AI.
- Legal challenges surrounding data scraping and intellectual property.
Resources from this Episode
- ChatGPT
- Claude
- Perplexity
- Llama (by Meta/Facebook)
- Grok (Twitter)
- LinkedIn posts by Judge Schlegel
- Substack posts by Judge Schlegel
- Snell v. United Specialty Insurance Co. (concurrence by Judge Kevin Newsom)
- ABA Formal Opinion 521 (regarding the ethical use of GenAI)
- Deep Fake examples (by Judge Schlegel)
- Judge Schlegel’s website
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