Sunday, 11 February 2024

Role of Artificial Intelligence in Divorce

 AI is obviously permeating all aspect of our lives, whether you ask Alexa to add anything to your shopping list or use Chat GPT to assist you in starting a blog. Although exact numbers vary depending on where you look, data indicates that the majority of UK homes own smart home appliances, and many of them include voice-activated assistants. This kind of technology is commonplace for kids growing up in the UK today, and when they become older, they'll expect to see it used in all spheres of society. A majority of clients now perceive artificial intelligence (AI) as a reality rather than the science fiction idea it previously was, especially those of the future.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is already being applied by most legal firms in London, notably in the field of financial remedies. Open source banking-based AI is being used to evaluate financial data and produce asset schedules and budgets. AI-powered legal research tools and meeting notes generated by video conferencing software are two further ways technology is beginning to permeate daily office life. The question of whether analysis of historical financial data from prior settlements may be utilised to forecast a range of potential outcomes for future cases is also being discussed at the industry level. Although people are eager to see what may be done, they are hesitant to depend too heavily on this given the vast amount of judgement required to equitably satisfy the requirements of all families.

Of course, artificial intelligence has a darker side, and while we work to discover how it may help our clients, we also need to be aware of its limits in order to keep them safe. We all need to be aware of deepfakes and the ease with which regular people may use AI to alter and improve documents, photos, and videos. Additionally, we must make sure that the data is maintained current, comprehend what is being brought into the pertinent AI programmes we are utilising, and be aware of any potential bias.

But it doesn't seem possible, in my opinion, that family attorneys and judges will entirely be supplanted by robots. Lawyers are there to offer strategic and sophisticated guidance during a tough emotional period in a system where there are always outlier cases and factual circumstances. Judges must exercise their wide discretion to ensure that demands are met fairly. Compared to a simple numerical evaluation, such analysis is far more in-depth and sensitive. Machines lack emotional intelligence; humans provide it (for now, anyhow!). These are the reasons legal firms in London are unable to envision how kid arrangements work with similar technology at this time.

 However, it is evident that AI has the ability to be used in a way that will save time on some activities, especially in the beginning of cases when we are attempting to determine the amount of the parties' available assets, and lower legal expenses. In order to concentrate on offering our clients the unique value that only humans can provide, lawyers must use these technologies.

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