Open The Pod Bay Doors: The Future Of AI And Probate Applications

While modern artificial intelligence ("AI") has already proved an immensely useful tool, with IBM's Watson serving as an early example of a natural language processor able to receive and respond to plain language inquiries in plain language with a high degree of accuracy, it has also proven to have its limitations. Newer systems, such as ChatGPT and Google Gemini, are becoming ubiquitous and, to the extent these systems are designed to be responsive to inquiries, they are limited by factors such as the clarity and precision of the questions posed to them.

In the legal context, what we have seen are several examples of "AI hallucinations" finding their way into the pleadings of cases before the courts, generally in the form of non-existent case law being cited in support of a party's position (see, for example, this case). In fact, the judiciary is becoming vocal about this issue. Unfortunately, however, these are only the obvious examples. Original thought can be