Their mistake was using this tool in a criminal case. They could have rolled it out for arbitrations and/or mediations, proceedings which do not necessarily req

Their mistake was using this tool in a criminal case. They could have rolled it out for arbitrations and/or mediations, proceedings which do not necessarily require legal counsel. The legal system has various functions. One of these is determining the facts. Think of it as agreeing on what prompt to give the AI. Once the facts are determined, everything else pretty much follows. If Fact A then Consequence B. If the parties can agree on the facts, AI will tell them the likely consequences. But as a fact-finding tool, in present form AI is not useful. Maybe the next iteration.