Damned if you do and damned if you don't: Can NOT using AI amount to negligence?
The Right Honourable Sir Geoffrey Vos Introduction Many thanks to Victoria Woodbridge for inviting me to deliver this 25th address in honour of Lord Taylor of Gosforth, former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, whom we all remember fondly. I have started several recent lectures by reiterating the need for all lawyers and judges get to grips with new emerging technologies in general and AI in particular. AI is changing every profession and every industry fundamentally, not just the law.
- ▪The Right Honourable Sir Geoffrey Vos Introduction Many thanks to Victoria Woodbridge for inviting me to deliver this 25th address in honour of Lord Taylor of Gosforth, former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, whom we all remember fo
- ▪I have started several recent lectures by reiterating the need for all lawyers and judges get to grips with new emerging technologies in general and AI in particular.
- ▪AI is changing every profession and every industry fundamentally, not just the law.
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May 22, 2024 Speech by the Master of the Rolls to The Professional Negligence Bar Association Master of the RollsSir Geoffrey VosNewsSpeeches Skip to related content 25th memorial address in honour of Lord Peter Taylor of GosforthThe Honourable Society of Lincoln’s InnWednesday 22 May 2024 Damned if you do and damned if you don’t: is using AI a brave new world for professional negligence? The Right Honourable Sir Geoffrey Vos Introduction Many thanks to Victoria Woodbridge for inviting me to deliver this 25th address in honour of Lord Taylor of Gosforth, former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, whom we all remember fondly. He died far too young in April 1997.
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