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NSW Supreme Court relaxes blanket ban on AI
The NSW Supreme Court has relaxed its blanket ban on the use of AI in proceedings, clarifying its new rules don't apply to discovery or the generation of certain materials by closed model AI systems.
Lawyers should limit use of AI to low-risk jobs, legal watchdogs say
The legal watchdogs in three states have issued a guidance on the ethical use of AI, recommending that lawyers only use the technology for “lower-risk” tasks like drafting correspondence. 
AI rules to guard against ‘laziness’ in legal profession, top judge says
A new practice note prohibiting the use of AI in certain circumstances is needed to guard against "laziness" in the legal profession, says NSW Supreme Court Chief Justice Andrew Bell.
Ex-boss of AI marketing company Metigy charged with misleading investors
The former CEO of failed AI marketing start-up Metigy has been charged with providing false statements to investors and misusing his position as a director following an investigation by the corporate regulator.
ASIC warns financial services firms of risk of governance lag with AI use
The corporate regulator has warned financial services and credit licensees to get ahead of the curve in regulating the use of AI, particularly in the face of novel risks that include algorithm bias.
Billable hours poses hurdle to AI adoption: report
Lawyers are increasingly eager to adopt AI in their practice, but the billable hours poses challenges to its adoption in law firms, according to a new report.
ChatGPT submissions ‘philosophical contentions’, not legal argument: court
A court has given "little weight" to submissions by a migration lawyer who used ChatGPT to generate notes on sections of the Migration Act, saying free AI tools are not of any "persuasive importance".
OAIC won’t investigate facial recognition software company Clearview AI again
The OAIC will not investigate Clearview AI further after finding in 2021 that the US-based facial recognition software company breached privacy rules by scraping facial images from the web, but the regulator promised to weigh in soon on when the use of personal information to train AI could run afoul of privacy laws.
Law firm director sacked assistant in ChatGPT-written text message, FWC finds
The director of a Perth law firm fired a legal assistant by a text message that was generated with ChatGPT, the Fair Work Commission has found.
AI may breed laziness among lawyers, top NSW judge warns
The top judge of the NSW Supreme Court has issued a warning over the use of artificial intelligence by practitioners, saying the technology may “encourage or feed laziness in research and analysis”.