Artificial Intelligence suddenly seems to be everywhere. ChatGPT is writing human-sounding sermons, news updates, and answers to law school exam questions, while Dall·E is generating images ranging from the lifelike to the surreal in response to virtually any prompt.
With much less fanfare, AI has already become ubiquitous in myriad ways. AI curates social media feeds and generates purchasing suggestions to fill internet shopping carts. AI saves lives by identifying potential pharmaceutical compounds and by quickly and accurately interpreting medical scans and images. And AI is learning to drive.
AI is even making inroads to the tradition-bound and technology-resistant legal profession. Lawyers are using AI to streamline eDiscovery reviews and, more experimentally for now, to create first drafts of common legal documents.
Indeed, AI feels much like the internet did in the late 1990s. Its time has arrived. It is being widely adopted. And it is transforming everything it touches in ways that are impossible to predict.
