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ARTICLE · 18 JUNE 2025

A Cautionary Tale – The Use Of Artificial Intelligence In The Legal Profession: Past, Present And Future

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The evolution of AI in the Canadian Judicial system experienced a slow rise until the introduction of accessible AI software in the past few years.

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Alan Drimer
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Katie Bolger
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First presented at MB's The Use of AI in the Medical Legal Field webinar.

Artificial intelligence, or "AI," is already incorporated into several aspects of the legal field, including tasks such as translation, grammar checking, speech recognition, and legal research. Although it is widely used by many legal professionals within their practice, AI has been the topic of discussion for nearly a decade when it comes to legal submissions in the context of litigation. The recent introductions of publicly available AI models such as ChatGPT and OpenAI have reinvigorated the legal profession's debate regarding the technology and its application during discoveries and submissions to the court.

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