Artificial intelligence (AI) is affecting many industries, and it will have a growing effect on lawyers. Insurers' lawyers may be among the first affected. AI provides efficiencies. These efficiencies are important to insurers. Lawyers will be pushed to use AI.

Most lawyers are still wary, and that's prudent. AI raises ethical issues. Lawyers must avoid its many pitfalls. These pitfalls include failing to appropriately communicate with the client or the court, failing to secure confidential client data, and overly relying on AI tools.