ODW24C25 – How to Color Within the Lines: Legal Ethics, ChatGPT, and Generative AI Technology

Description: Since late last year, the world has come to know ChatGPT. This new technology – a subset of generative artificial intelligence – can perform most of the tasks legal professionals have traditionally performed. It can write briefs and letters, organize documents, assist with research, brainstorm, make predictions based on existing data, and many other things. In time, experts predict that this technology will be able to do much of what we can do, better and faster. In one sense, it will make legal professionals more efficient and effective. But in another sense, it is potentially disruptive technology whose full economic, ethical, and legal implications are still unfolding. Those unprepared for the age of generative artificial intelligence, some industry experts say, will likely be left behind. To best position yourself to succeed in this unfolding age, it is important to understand what generative technology is, how it works, and how best to make use of it without flouting ethical bounds. This course provides a useful starting point.

Course Year: 2024

Presenter Biography: Mbilike (pronounced “Bee” “Lee” “Kay”) has been an attorney with Brewster & DeAngelis since 2016. He focuses on complex civil litigation, civil rights, self-driving cars, and state and federal appeals. Mbilike received a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating, which “signifies that a large number of [his] peers rank him… at the highest level of professional excellence for [his] legal knowledge, communication skills and ethical standards.” Mbilike’s peers have also recognized him as a “Rising Star” and “Super Lawyer” in civil litigation. In 2017, he received the Golden Quill Award, one of the Oklahoma Bar Association’s highest intellectual awards.