Corporate legal departments see use cases for generative AI & ChatGPT

Thomson Reuters • May 22, 2023

A new report reveals that corporate legal department lawyers view generative AI’s potential similarly to their law firm peers, although adoption remains in early phases

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT have a future with corporate attorneys, who believe that such tools can and should be leveraged for legal work — although adoption still isn’t widespread and may be dependent on how legal departments are able to address the tools’ perceived risks.


A recent survey has found that those in corporate law departments are largely optimistic about the potential for generative AI and programs such as ChatGPT in performing both legal and non-legal work.


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