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Bradford Newman on AI's Incursion on the Legal Profession

Dec 5, 2023

Bradford Newman, partner at Baker McKenzie and Chair of the firm’s North America Trade Secrets Practice, discusses the potential of AI in transforming our world, the importance of understanding AI usage, the impact of AI on the legal profession and law school curricula, and the urgency of data and privacy protection.

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Bradford Newman

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Quick takeaways

AI should not replace judges, juries, or human lawyers in a Western liberal democracy.

Lawyers need to understand technology and adhere to ethical obligations when using AI tools.

Deep dives

The Role of AI in the Legal Profession

Despite the growing interest in developing AI apps for the legal profession, the speaker believes that AI should not replace judges, juries, or human lawyers in a Western liberal democracy. However, there is substantial venture capital and private equity being invested in AI development for the legal industry.

Introduction

2min

AI Impact on Legal Profession

20min

The Impact of AI on Business and Society: Concentration of Data and Power

2min

Privacy Mindsets and the Future of Jobs

2min

The Impact of AI on the Legal Profession and Society

4min

The Implications of AI on the Legal Profession and the Need for Legislation

2min

Nothing has captured our collective attention quite like the emergence of Generative Artificial Intelligence in the past year. During this episode, we speak to Bradford Newman, partner at Baker McKenzie and Chair of the firm’s North America Trade Secrets Practice and an expert in AI, IP, blockchain, and crypto. Tuning in, you’ll hear how Bradford gained his expertise and learn from his wealth of wisdom on the potential of AI in transforming our world. We discuss the existing rules, the urgency of understanding and advocating for privacy and data protection, and more. We touch on the future of employment, the impact of AI on the legal profession itself, and Bradford’s perspective on how law school curricula should evolve in response to a changing legal landscape. Don’t miss this insightful episode!

Key Points From This Episode:

•Introducing AI and IP expert, Bradford Newman.

•His journey from a role as a litigation partner to specializing in technology law.

•The potential of AI in transforming our world.

•The danger of not having an overarching federal framework.

•Why it is important to be educated in AI usage today.

•The Avianca Airlines personal injury case and other cases where courts set AI usage guidelines.

•Tasks in the legal process that AI should not usurp.

•The impact of AI on junior associates.

•Bradford’s perspective on what law schools need to add and change to their curricula.

•Data and privacy protection for future generations.

•The future of employment and the social contract.