‘There is a particular genre of article that appears at every technological inflection point. It announces the end of a profession with the confidence of a prophet and the drama of a tabloid headline. The most recent iteration assures us that artificial intelligence will ‘completely destroy’ the law as we know it – replacing barristers, emptying chambers and perhaps even rendering judges obsolete.
‘It is a seductive narrative. It is also incomplete.’
Counsel, 15th June 2026
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
