Maine Law Practice Management

There are loads of artificial intelligence tools available to professionals .   Even lawyers, frequently late adopters of technology, are aggressively utilizing AI .   But, different AI models are better at different things – even when they exist on the same platform.  For example, Google Notebook LM can design a robust set of instructions for building graphics; but, Google Gemini can actually execute those most effectively .   In some cases, you may want to use one AI to create a prompt for a different AI .   Some of this also depends on whether you want a single output from a GPT, or whether you’re looking to build an agent.     There’s been lots of virtual ink spilled over the question of which AI to use for which tasks, via Reddit threads & longform articles & YouTube videos & product guides , etc. So, if you’d like to explore the matter further , there’s plenty of reading to be done.     But, the...

I’m constantly asked by attorney s which sorts of artificial intelligence tools they should be applying to which use cases ; but, I’m probably asked just as regularly about how to vet AI tools, based on state and federal laws and attorney ethics rules.     And, that’s fair – because i t’s certainly a daunting question.  I mean, just look at these vendor-affiliated documents, like : service level agreements, privacy policies, terms of service, etc .  It’s just a heck of a lot of information to collate.     Well, you know what’s good at organizing and rendering intelligible lots and lots (and lots) of data ?   Yes, that would be AI.   So, the next time you need to analyze whether you can use an AI tool for your confidential data, why not just ask AI to brief the question for you ?   As in every other case, you ’ll need to review the output for accuracy & exercise your own independent judgment – but, you can d...

Just remember that, when anyone asks you, you can say that you’ve been into Weird AI for a while now .     But, one thing you should stop doing (not that) is to keep looking for artificial intelligence tools outside of your main software programs .   Start with your productivity software.   You already use it to store lo ad s of confidential data about your clients .   You send emails through it .   You draft documents in it .   You store files within it .   And, yet – you’re probably only utilizing AI in associated GPT products, like Microsoft CoPilot or Google Gemini .     But, did you know that both Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace make available what are effectively AI versions of their software, through which you can deploy AI features via any application within the system ?     The best part: it’s not even that much more to upgrade than the standard subscription fee.     ...