Before I begin exploring ChatGPT, let me explain my
background.
Sometimes I check if what I thought in the past still holds
true. This weekend, I did just that. I rewatched a talk I gave in
May 2018 about the future of the patent profession (click here). That was six years ago. I believe this
talk is still relevant today. If you're short on time, you can
just watch the last 30 minutes. There's a discussion there that
brings up some important points. These points are even more
relevant now.
I said something in that talk that surprises me now. It was
right at the start of the talk:
The talk today would be about artificial intelligence and robot
lawyers in general, and how this would change our profession. And I
believe that this matter is largely underestimated. I personally
believe that in my situation, 80% of my work in five years from now
would be done by an algorithm. If it's not done by an
algorithm, then it's because I have chosen to do it myself. But
it
