Bite-Sized Business Law

Bradford Newman on AI's Incursion on the Legal Profession

December 05, 2023 The Corporate Law Center at Fordham University School of Law Episode 31
Bite-Sized Business Law
Bradford Newman on AI's Incursion on the Legal Profession
Show Notes

Nothing has captured our collective attention quite like the emergence of Generative Artificial Intelligence in the past year. During this episode, we speak to Bradford Newman, partner at Baker McKenzie and Chair of the firm’s North America Trade Secrets Practice and an expert in AI, IP, blockchain, and crypto. Tuning in, you’ll hear how Bradford gained his expertise and learn from his wealth of wisdom on the potential of AI in transforming our world. We discuss the existing rules, the urgency of understanding and advocating for privacy and data protection, and more. We touch on the future of employment, the impact of AI on the legal profession itself, and Bradford’s perspective on how law school curricula should evolve in response to a changing legal landscape. Don’t miss this insightful episode!

  

Key Points From This Episode:

•Introducing AI and IP expert, Bradford Newman.

•His journey from a role as a litigation partner to specializing in technology law.

•The potential of AI in transforming our world.

•The danger of not having an overarching federal framework.

•Why it is important to be educated in AI usage today.

•The Avianca Airlines personal injury case and other cases where courts set AI usage guidelines.

•Tasks in the legal process that AI should not usurp.

•The impact of AI on junior associates.

•Bradford’s perspective on what law schools need to add and change to their curricula.

•Data and privacy protection for future generations.

•The future of employment and the social contract.

•Bradford’s predictions for the future of technology law and policy.

•Our job as a society to steer political decision-making.

 

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Bradford Newman - Baker McKenzie

Bradford Newman on LinkedIn

Bloomberg: Regulation of AI in Workplace Needed, Business Officials tell Senate Panel

Mata v. Avianca

Fordham University School of Law Corporate Law Center