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Truly one of the worst takes on AI I've seen. What is the purpose of a lawyer? It's not to read the law, the text is free (or should be). It's to advise you, ba
by BarryMilo 2y ago
Truly one of the worst takes on AI I've seen. What is the purpose of a lawyer? It's not to read the law, the text is free (or should be). It's to advise you, based on the law but also on the immediate, historical and sociopolitical coontext, as well as on their understanding of the characters of all the humans involved.
If that gets automated, we are in AGI territory.
- natch 2y agoYour first paragraph with very small tweaks (laws of physics etc., not law) could also apply to human attendants in elevators. The second paragraph… hard to make a call on that one.
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- BarryMilo 2y agoI think you'll find elevator attendance errors rather cheaper.
- natch 2y agoTypical lawyer mistake versus an elevator mistake? Depends on the nature of each mistake. Elevator accidents can be serious.
- BarryMilo 2y agoWe're talking about the guy that presses the buttons for the people taking the elevator, yes? What serious elevator accident might arise from that?
- natch 2y agoTalking about that guy, or the lack of that guy, historically in elevators of various vintages. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_elevator_accidents https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_elevator_accidents
- abenga 2y ago> What is the purpose of a lawyer? This is a good question. Is the point of paying the lawyer the piece of "intellectual output" (contract, specific advice, legal briefs, etc) or the fact that they stand behind it? Is a company using AI liable if the agents sell something for a pittance? Do the AI agents have intent and standing?