Law Librarians Scholarship
Permanent URI for this collectionhttps://hdl.handle.net/10601/1940
Browse
Browsing Law Librarians Scholarship by Subject "Duty of technology competence"
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
- Results Per Page
- Sort Options
Item Beyond the Information Age: The Duty of Technology Competence in the Algorithmic Society(South Carolina Law Review, 2018) Baker, Jamie J.While law has generally been slow to adapt to technological change, the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct amended the Duty of Competence language to include a Duty of Technology Competence. This duty requires lawyers to keep abreast of “changes in the law and its practice, including the benefits and risks associated with relevant technology.” A majority of states have now adopted this new Duty of Technology Competence, but there is little guidance on its current reach. The guidance documents mainly discuss the duty in terms of eDiscovery, electronic storage, social media, and the cloud. As society moves beyond the Information Age to the Algorithmic Society, this duty should extend to the competent use of artificial intelligence and algorithms in law. As such, it behooves the legal academy to prepare lawyers for ethical practice in this brave new world.