Artificial Intelligence

On February 7, 2023, well-known venture capitalist Mike Solana tweeted his point of view about the impact of artificial intelligence on the legal industry: "There will probably be a 12 to 24 month sweet spot for lawyers smart enough to use AI, where they will be able to bill 100x the hours they currently bill, before most of that job pretty much vanishes."

This tweet, as you might imagine, stirred up a hornet's nest of debate on #lawtwitter, including responses like this: "Lawyer here. Pretty much guarantee that's not going to happen. Where is the originalist AI? Or is there a living constitution AI? Not everything in the law is as simple as contesting a parking ticket…"