The need for actual lawyers will persist I think from my own experience. I attempted drafting a contract with some points myself using AI, but after several edits I wasn't sure if it was correct. Sending it to an actual lawyer ended up in so many corrections I couldn't imagine the first time. One big thing was the overly excessive protective clauses which didn't make sense for reality or conflicted with another.
Its just like code I suppose, if you can read and understand and validate, you can use it to scale and otherwise it could end up being a vibe effort.
Yes. But this option still exists in addition to reputation which I mentioned.
With AI models this option does not exist. I can't sue OpenAI because the contract that I got ChatGPT to draft carelessly exposes me to some type of financial loss. I can't contact the state bar and have Open AI banned from drafting up contracts or doing any other work that lawyers are licenced to perform. Even if I could it would not compare to a lawyer loosing their license to practice for life. If I tell a friend or acquaintance about my negative experience they will still likely use OpenAI for professional work and chalk up my experience to a skill issue or premature use of the technology.
Also note the use of the word "professionals". I was referring to doctors, engineers, accountants in addition to lawyers.
Except it doesn't, particularly as far as lawyers are concerned. There are almost a million and a half active attorneys in the US. Just 500-600 are disbarred every year, and almost always for money-related violations, not bad advice. Public discipline is also relatively uncommon (about a quarter of 1% of attorneys every year) and usually related to issues like financial impropriety, neglect, undisclosed conflicts of interest and failure to communicate, not disagreement over the quality of advice.
If a lawyer drafts an agreement that causes a loss, a bar complaint will not help you recover your money. You'd need to sue for malpractice. This costs a lot of money and takes a lot of time. Because you're going up against a lawyer, expect the defense to be vigorous, especially, ironically, if you hired an attorney at a good firm. The full weight of the firm will back the attorney and you might find it difficult to find an attorney, as many won't want to be involved in suing a fellow professional in their market.
I don't disagree with your fundamental premise about the value of human responsibility, but these professions have been structured to protect their members and the ABA in particular basically functions like a cartel today.
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Its just like code I suppose, if you can read and understand and validate, you can use it to scale and otherwise it could end up being a vibe effort.
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Do you know how difficult and costly it is to sue an attorney for malpractice?
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With AI models this option does not exist. I can't sue OpenAI because the contract that I got ChatGPT to draft carelessly exposes me to some type of financial loss. I can't contact the state bar and have Open AI banned from drafting up contracts or doing any other work that lawyers are licenced to perform. Even if I could it would not compare to a lawyer loosing their license to practice for life. If I tell a friend or acquaintance about my negative experience they will still likely use OpenAI for professional work and chalk up my experience to a skill issue or premature use of the technology.
Also note the use of the word "professionals". I was referring to doctors, engineers, accountants in addition to lawyers.
ElProlactin · · focus · HN ↗
> This risk functions as a guarantee.
Except it doesn't, particularly as far as lawyers are concerned. There are almost a million and a half active attorneys in the US. Just 500-600 are disbarred every year, and almost always for money-related violations, not bad advice. Public discipline is also relatively uncommon (about a quarter of 1% of attorneys every year) and usually related to issues like financial impropriety, neglect, undisclosed conflicts of interest and failure to communicate, not disagreement over the quality of advice.
If a lawyer drafts an agreement that causes a loss, a bar complaint will not help you recover your money. You'd need to sue for malpractice. This costs a lot of money and takes a lot of time. Because you're going up against a lawyer, expect the defense to be vigorous, especially, ironically, if you hired an attorney at a good firm. The full weight of the firm will back the attorney and you might find it difficult to find an attorney, as many won't want to be involved in suing a fellow professional in their market.
I don't disagree with your fundamental premise about the value of human responsibility, but these professions have been structured to protect their members and the ABA in particular basically functions like a cartel today.