> Contracts are not "programs", any more than programs are binding legal agreements between users. The conversation at hand is not about "programs" in the trad

> Contracts are not "programs", any more than programs are binding legal agreements between users. The conversation at hand is not about "programs" in the traditional sense, but more a conversation between a human and an AI which is providing what is asked for. This is very similar to asking a Genie to satisfy your wishes. You need to be clear and precise or it is likely you'll get exactly what you asked for, but not what you intended. We're NOT talking about traditional programming here. > Lawyers are only paid to create clear specifications some of the time, and that mostly in criminal law and political legislation. Sure, but it appears that a Lawyer's domain involves the interaction between intent, specifications and reality. In all the points you raise, this is what the lawyer is doing. > In non-trivial corporate contract law they're paid to find favorable ambiguities in existing specifications, and to build possible ambiguities and hidden implications into negotiated agreements. This is exactly what a programmer is doing almost all the time (when not talking to clients). Finding the edge cases, creating rules. Avoiding or documenting them. Closing the loopholes, turning them into features or guiding the user away from them. > They're also paid for their ability to use rhetorical, verbal, and theatrical tricks to persuade counterparties, judges, and juries of their point of view. Okay, so lawyers are sales-people too. Do you really think that programmers are not already salespeople, or have people on their team that are? > Outside of STEM, the relative predictability of code is a very poor and superficial model for the relationships, transactions, and goals that define most domains. Bear in mind that a programmer RIGHT NOW is managing the issues that you are discussing, as the computer is only half their domain. The other half is interactions with teammates, clients, etc. They already have to manage "human relationships, transactions and goals."