Prolawgue

Will we throw @sama in jail when self-represented litigants use @ChatGPTapp to navigate the American judicial system? Generative #AI has great potential to help self-represented litigants trying to enforce their rights. But: when consumers use these tools for assistance, will the providers, such as @OpenAI, @Google, or @AnthropicAI be guilty of the unauthorized practice of law? Statutes in all 50 states make it illegal to provide legal services without a license, and the penalties can be severe, ranging from fines to criminal charges. In a few states, #UPL is a felony. In the most recent issue of the @GLTReview, I trace the history of UPL regulation in America and demonstrate why #GenerativeAI should not be considered the “practice of law.” In the face of a vast #A2J crisis, we should of course protect consumers and encourage software providers to offer competent, non-negligent advice. But UPL laws are vague and overbroad, and if they were extended to cover Generative AI, those statutes would penalize the very people they were created to protect. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…