(yes, this is a real question I got this past week)
Question:
Hi Jen,
Are you using AI?
Best,
Dr. K
Answer:
Yep, and I'm using it how I hope my clients will use it, not how I've seen some are using it. The modalities I've played around with serve as a sounding board to refine provisions or concepts I know I want to incorporate and I know having a partner to workshop will save me time. Example - I just drafted a promissory note I want e-signed. But, I didn't like the standard esign language I use. Why? because, unlike most agreements, a promissory note is supposed to have only 1 original - it is the equivalent of a check - you know, from a bank, that conveys money. So, there should be 1 original - just like a check - that is enforceable to "cash in" with.
So what did I do? I flipped my browser into AI mode, not taking the time to open my Clause or ChatGPT app and I workshopped language around esign, authenticity, verification, and boom, I have my language. Saved myself probably 5-10 extra minutes of wordsmithing. Why this worked? Well, I knew how to lead the AI to help me refine what I wanted. That's the thing with AI I'm finding... if you can't direct the work, know the work, refine the work yourself, it's pretty worthless. Sort of like me looking for medical advice on ChatGPT, well, it may be MRSA, it may be an abscess, it may be the flu, who knows? Well, you would. I wouldn't.
How should my client's be using AI in their "legal" questions - my opinion - NOT TO BUILD YOUR OWN DOCUMENTS, but perhaps to help you refine your ideas, concepts, questions? Sure. That sounds good.
Hi Jen,
Are you using AI?
Best,
Dr. K
Answer:
Yep, and I'm using it how I hope my clients will use it, not how I've seen some are using it. The modalities I've played around with serve as a sounding board to refine provisions or concepts I know I want to incorporate and I know having a partner to workshop will save me time. Example - I just drafted a promissory note I want e-signed. But, I didn't like the standard esign language I use. Why? because, unlike most agreements, a promissory note is supposed to have only 1 original - it is the equivalent of a check - you know, from a bank, that conveys money. So, there should be 1 original - just like a check - that is enforceable to "cash in" with.
So what did I do? I flipped my browser into AI mode, not taking the time to open my Clause or ChatGPT app and I workshopped language around esign, authenticity, verification, and boom, I have my language. Saved myself probably 5-10 extra minutes of wordsmithing. Why this worked? Well, I knew how to lead the AI to help me refine what I wanted. That's the thing with AI I'm finding... if you can't direct the work, know the work, refine the work yourself, it's pretty worthless. Sort of like me looking for medical advice on ChatGPT, well, it may be MRSA, it may be an abscess, it may be the flu, who knows? Well, you would. I wouldn't.
How should my client's be using AI in their "legal" questions - my opinion - NOT TO BUILD YOUR OWN DOCUMENTS, but perhaps to help you refine your ideas, concepts, questions? Sure. That sounds good.
