The increasing use of generative AI in legal has naturally sparked apprehension and confusion, along with excitement and interest. Skillburst recognizes the complexities of GenAI use in the workplace and is dedicated to addressing its use to improve your legal workflows. Our GenAI fundamentals series dives into security and ethics and introduces a new level of understanding to users. In these lessons, you will learn how to clearly identify security risks to your firm or clientele. As users of GenAI, it's crucial to understand and uphold client confidentiality, which is foundational to the trust and respect your firm places in you. The lessons also outline why risks associated with using open, publicly accessible GenAI tools are significant. One such risk is that all types of GenAI, whether considered public or private platforms, can use private input data for training and subsequently transfer it to artificial intelligence outputs elsewhere. By learning to mitigate and identify such security risks, you will become a safe and adept user of GenAI.
There are other ethical considerations that GenAI’s emergence introduces which require ensuring proper work standards and respect. For example, GenAI may introduce biases and manipulate outputs when cued to answer specific prompts, and users must learn how to recognize and address biased outputs. You will discover in this training how the ethical use of GenAI helps promote accuracy and responsible outcomes. By practicing with a variety of hypothetical scenarios that employees at law firms may encounter, you can experience hands-on application and real-world examples of how to ensure an AI tool's security and integrity.
Intellectual property (IP) issues are also a significant concern, and considering the public nature of many GenAI tools, this concern remains of paramount importance. One of the key tips the lessons cover for preserving IP security and working transparently with clients is to develop practical communication skills within your team. Firm collaboration is crucial when protecting IP rights and eliminating security breaches. Works created by GenAI are based on existing information and are subject to error. By working with your team and ensuring the use of firm guidelines, you can mitigate risk. Remember, AI/IP legal experts are your friend! The SkillBurst module on intellectual property provides in-depth guides to help users learn about identification, education, and communication skills from IP law experts. This complicated subject is distilled into a few minutes in order to learn more about avoiding infringement and the scam of "deep fakes" with the SkillBurst ethics series.
The use of GenAI in law firms also introduces a unique security challenge, especially since lawyers are nearly always dealing with sensitive, proprietary, and confidential information. It is a nuanced balance–to respect ethical walls, which are the boundaries that prevent conflicts of interest–while completing efficient work and meeting the needs of your clients. The SkillBurst modules teach users how to be vigilant, review output for security breaches, and stay informed about the firm's changing policies on technology. Real-life scenarios are integrated with practice questions to ensure data protection and prevent future ethical risks. By emphasizing collaboration, practice, security, and safety, the ethics and security lessons in the SkillBurst GenAI Fundamentals series are a must-do when integrating GenAI into your practice.
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