"Multiple state bar associations have threatened us," Browder said. "One even said a referral to the district attorney's office and prosecution and prison time would be possible."

"The truth is, most people can't afford lawyers," he said. "This could've shifted the balance and allowed people to use tools like ChatGPT in the courtroom that maybe could've helped them win cases."

Cant have robot stealing jobs from lawyers, can you imagine a machine replacing you with no prospect of compensation? What kind of society does that with the threat of poverty 🤔.

  • old_goat [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    Now more than ever I'm convinced that the judge went lenient on your friend because he looked like Brock Turner (affluent and going places) and an AI lawyer wouldn't make any difference in outcomes for indigent defendants like the rest of us.

    • Grandpa_garbagio [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      I mean I had options I didn't know about. The state I live in has a plea for leniency for first time misdemeanors, but you have to know to say that to the judge. that's how the friend got off, that's what his actual lawyer did because he knew the specific incantation to say lol

      So if anyone had bothered to mention that to me, I would've been fine. The counsel I had didn't bother to check if I had a record or not.

      Just anything to tell people what is going on and what your options are is infinitely better than just showing up to court and having no idea what is going on.

      I definitely don't see it as a solution, but it's fuckin something at all to give defendants an idea of what is about to occur to them