Lynda ArtesaniLegal Accountant and Data Migration Specialist at The Proper Trust

Embracing Change - The Human Spirit's Resilience

24 Dec 2024 · 1 min

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In this segment of the YouTube monologue, the speaker reflects on humanity’s long‑standing ability to adapt and profit from change, but cautions against treating AI as an infallible authority. Using the anecdote of an attorney who relied on AI to draft a legal brief and faced disqualification (or disbarment), the speaker warns that professionals must keep "hands on the wheel"—i.e., actively verify AI outputs rather than accepting them as gospel. The overarching message is a call for critical oversight when integrating AI tools, framed within a broader narrative of human resilience and responsibility amid technological shifts.

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Human beings have always found ways to make money when things change. I'm not worried about that at all. But the analogy, the comparison here now, you said you got a demerit for letting your hand off the wheel. Do you remember that story we had a few— oh, you got 2 of them. Do you remember that story we had a few months ago where we stumbled across that article where the attorney used AI to file a brief and he got— I think he got— Disqualified? I think you got disbarred. So to your analogy of keeping your hands on the wheel, don't just rely right now especially that AI is the Bible, the verdict, whatever, and that it's the end-all be-all. You've got to look at what you just did in there and make sure that it's correct.