That’s the promise, right? And, yes, we want to increase our productivity as well. And while we are asking, can we make the world a better place? A more just society? We can? Good, let’s have that, too.
The extraordinary promise of generative AI has come just when the longing for more meaningful work is intersecting with workers’ increased pressure for businesses to address societal challenges.
At the 2023 LITLS conference, we saw that economic growth, satisfied clients, tech/lawyer partnerships, and billing/profit implications were lower priorities for legal professionals than we might have anticipated.
Somewhat counterintuitively, many attendees expressed hope that AI would have the greatest impact on the most deeply human elements of their jobs.
This marked shift makes us wonder if knowledge worker enthusiasm for generative AI is being driven more by opportune timing than by the tech itself.
If so, perhaps a personal component underlies the demand of lawyers and other legal professionals for practical business applications that use generative AI.
Read more here: The AI Path forward for law firms | Maturity | iManage
