AI is very useful in legal matters and is clearly a promising sector for business. It is possible that some legal jobs (especially documentation and basic, non-personalized legal information jobs) are already being challenged by AI and are on the verge of being eliminated, with others to follow sooner or later. My comment was simply reacting to the idea that many white-collar jobs will be on the front line of this destruction. The job of a lawyer is often cited, and I think it’s a rather poor example for the reasons I mentioned. Many white-collar jobs combine technical and social skills that can be quite challenging for AI.
AI is very useful in legal matters and is clearly a promising sector for business. It is possible that some legal jobs (especially documentation and basic, non-personalized legal information jobs) are already being challenged by AI and are on the verge of being eliminated, with others to follow sooner or later. My comment was simply reacting to the idea that many white-collar jobs will be on the front line of this destruction. The job of a lawyer is often cited, and I think it’s a rather poor example for the reasons I mentioned. Many white-collar jobs combine technical and social skills that can be quite challenging for AI.