Court AI practice notes

Generative AI and Lawyers

Victorian Legal Services Board + Commissioner (Regulator), Victoria.

About this rule

Issuer: Victorian Legal Services Board + Commissioner
Body type: Regulator
Type: Regulator statement
Date: 28 September 2023
Date basis: 2023-09-28
Date on the page: 2023-09-28
Confidence: High
Jurisdiction: Victoria

Summary

Early VLSB+C commentary (28 September 2023) on ChatGPT and other generative AI platforms: how they work, accuracy limits and the ethical rules that apply when lawyers use them.

Points recorded from the source

ChatGPT is a generalist tool, not trained to give accurate legal answers, and is optimised for fluency over accuracy
Lawyers remain responsible for the accuracy of any text they generate
Recommends lawyers gain a basic understanding of generative AI, its uses and risks

Verify note

Historic (2023) statement; later superseded in practice by the Dec 2024 joint Statement on AI in legal practice.

Source

Read the Victorian Legal Services Board + Commissioner source: Generative AI and Lawyers

See it in the AI rules tracker by Australian court and body Victoria page