--- title: "Generative AI In The Law: Where Could This All Be Headed? " description: "In the great science fiction film Blade Runner, a police officer played by Harrison Ford says of Replicants, which are essentially organic androids: “Replicants are like any other machine — they’re either a benefit or a hazard. 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If they’re a benefit, it’s not my problem.” As the media coverage of ChatGPT, Bard and its cohorts would seem to indicate, the time has come for society to grapple with the benefit / hazard question as applied to generative artificial intelligence (AI). (“Generative” refers to the latest iteration of AI that can synthesize information to produce something new.) To get a sense of what the legal industry predicts, Above the Law and Wolters Kluwer fielded a survey of 275 professionals from March to mid-April 2023. We asked about AI’s potential effects in varied areas of the legal industry: Will it differentiate successful firms? Which practice areas could be affected the most? Could even high-level work be transformed? Our respondents were eager to share their opinions, often providing lengthy, thoughtful responses to our open-ended queries. In this new report, we’re pleased to share what they had to say, along with insights from some of the top voices in legal tech. --- ![wolters_kluwer_legalregulatory-1](https://info.breakingmedia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/wolters_kluwer_legalregulatory-1.png?width=572&height=95&name=wolters_kluwer_legalregulatory-1.png)   ### View Now ### Our Sites - [![Above the Law](https://info.breakingmedia.com/hs-fs/file-2261636005-png/images/above-the-law.png)](http://abovethelaw.com/) - [![How Appealing](https://info.breakingmedia.com/hs-fs/file-2258009813-png/images/logo-how-appealing.png)](http://howappealing.abovethelaw.com/) - [![ATL Redline](https://info.breakingmedia.com/hs-fs/file-2261636010-png/images/atl-redline.png)](http://www.atlredline.com/) - [![Breaking Defense](https://info.breakingmedia.com/hs-fs/file-2258009798-png/images/breaking-defense.png)](http://breakingdefense.com/) - [![Breaking Energy](https://info.breakingmedia.com/hs-fs/file-2261625965-png/images/breaking-energy.png)](http://breakingenergy.com/) - [![Breaking Gov](https://info.breakingmedia.com/hs-fs/file-2258009803-png/images/breaking-gov.png)](http://breakinggov.com/) - [![Dealbreaker](https://info.breakingmedia.com/hs-fs/file-2261636015-png/images/dealbreaker.png)](http://dealbreaker.com/) - [![Fashonista](https://info.breakingmedia.com/hs-fs/file-2258009808-png/images/fashionista-logo.png)](http://fashionista.com/) -   © 2021 Breaking Media, Inc. 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