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> I don't see why "Uber for lawyers" wouldn't work. Primarily because people generally want to choose and talk to their attorney. It's basically the opposite o

> I don't see why "Uber for lawyers" wouldn't work. Primarily because people generally want to choose and talk to their attorney. It's basically the opposite of taxis, where people didn't care who the driver was and (generally) preferred minimal interaction. For Uber, not having to interact with your driver or choose them is a benefit. In law, it would be a detriment. That's why I think the future isn't a monolithic application where you interact with a faceless half-human, half-AI lawyer. It's small individual attorneys accomplishing a lot more without needing expensive support staff thanks to AI. > complete automation of civil and criminal law by (I'd guess) the end of the century. Okay, sure. In the longer term, every profession will be automated though.

fauigerzigerk 11y ago
>Primarily because people generally want to choose and talk to their attorney Yes but why do they want that? The reason is not just some emotional desire for hand holding. The main reason is that AIs are simply not (yet) very good at language related tasks, and there is not nearly as much progress as the current bout of hyperactive AI reporting suggests.
DanBC 11y ago
> Primarily because people generally want to choose and talk to their attorney. IANAL. It's been a thing for very many years (since the late 1980s) because people freaking love talking about law, and they seek advice from random anons, (and offer advice to random anons) over the Internet. There are plenty of people who seek legal advice from other people on Reddit. A lot of people have very little money to pay for lawyers, but need legal advice, and so they're going to want anything they can get.
oldmanjay 11y ago
My father insisted, back in the 90s, that people would all want their bills on paper. Therefore, he reasoned, the post office was safe for the foreseeable future. I suspect your belief that people want to choose their lawyer might be mistaken because damn near zero people even want a lawyer in the first place. I just don't see it as the important factor, and you certainly didn't provide any support for your contention anyway. I suspect you're making the classic mistake of believing people want it because that's the way it is now, which is rarely actually true in my experience.

fauigerzigerk 11y ago

>Primarily because people generally want to choose and talk to their attorney Yes but why do they want that? The reason is not just some emotional desire for hand holding. The main reason is that AIs are simply not (yet) very good at language related tasks, and there is not nearly as much progress as the current bout of hyperactive AI reporting suggests.

DanBC 11y ago

> Primarily because people generally want to choose and talk to their attorney. IANAL. It's been a thing for very many years (since the late 1980s) because people freaking love talking about law, and they seek advice from random anons, (and offer advice to random anons) over the Internet. There are plenty of people who seek legal advice from other people on Reddit. A lot of people have very little money to pay for lawyers, but need legal advice, and so they're going to want anything they can get.

oldmanjay 11y ago

My father insisted, back in the 90s, that people would all want their bills on paper. Therefore, he reasoned, the post office was safe for the foreseeable future. I suspect your belief that people want to choose their lawyer might be mistaken because damn near zero people even want a lawyer in the first place. I just don't see it as the important factor, and you certainly didn't provide any support for your contention anyway. I suspect you're making the classic mistake of believing people want it because that's the way it is now, which is rarely actually true in my experience.