Overview
- The Year 2 report from the ABA Task Force on Law and Artificial Intelligence outlines how AI is reshaping legal work and offers resources for lawyers and judges.
- The report says attorneys and judges increasingly use generative tools for research, drafting filings, summarizing records and reviewing large volumes of material.
- It warns that deepfakes and other AI-generated content are challenging the authenticity and reliability of evidence, leaving judges to resolve novel questions about proof.
- The ABA highlights uneven state responses, noting detailed recommendations in New York, practical guidance in California and proposed AI-focused CLE in Texas, with many states still lacking comprehensive rules.
- Task force members, including tech-savvy judges, are developing public guidance, while broader risks identified include black-box reasoning, client data exposure, bias amplification and shifting competence standards.