News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on AI-powered lawyer will be first of its kind to represent defendant in court. Parent comment

Re:AI-powered lawyer will be first of its kind to represent ... by iso1631 on Tuesday January 10, 2023 @07:29AM (#34323807)
> So many societal issues today arise because systems developed centuries ago cannot keep up with a population that has grown exponentially since then.

If you had 1 lawyer per 100 people in 1800 and you had 1 lawyer per 100 people today, I don't see a scaling problem with population.

Indeed in the UK in 2012 there were 120,000 solicitors for 64 million

Today it's 160,000 for 68 million

That's a 30% increase in lawyers with a 6% increase in population.

Why do we need more lawyers per person today than 10 years ago?

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:AI-powered lawyer will be first of its kind to represent ... by naasking on Tuesday January 10, 2023 @08:37AM (#34324647)
> If you had 1 lawyer per 100 people in 1800 and you had 1 lawyer per 100 people today, I don't see a scaling problem with population. [...] Why do we need more lawyers per person today than 10 years ago?

How many more laws are there? Being a lawyer is like 90% reading and collating documents to filter out relevant information. We have a lot more law and a lot more documentation to sift through these days.

[ Parent | on HN ]