March 2023 Bar Bulletin

By Eric Gillett

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been in the news lately. What implications does it have for mediation? Will you be able to settle cases more efficiently and get a better result with “big data” at your fingertips? Maybe.
Some people are very excited about what AI offers now and what it will offer in the not-too-distant future. Others are scared and are warning anyone who will listen to be scared too. For some, the list of what bad tidings AI has in store is long. AI will destroy human interaction. AI will hurt people. AI will develop faster than we can...