AI tools like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Grok, etc. have exploded in popularity in recent years. Some people have even resorted to using ChatGPT, or another AI tool, to get answers to complex legal questions, including questions related to lemon law claims.
Below are just some of the reasons why you shouldn’t rely on ChatGPT, or another AI tool, for your lemon law claim.
- Lax fact-checking: While ChatGPT may be a good starting point for ideation, it should not be relied upon to provide substantive or factually accurate guidance. You might ask ChatGPT a question, and it will most likely generate a response, but there is no way to verify or authenticate the information provided.
- Lack of precision: ChatGPT, and other similar AI tools, generate responses by quickly analyzing massive datasets. However, this process presents significant shortcomings when it comes to complex legal issues, such as assessing the viability of a lemon law claim. When it comes to lemon law, a proper assessment of a claim is specific to your individual circumstances, contexts, existing contracts, jurisdictions, etc.
- No duty to keep your personal information confidential: Your conversations with ChatGPT, or any other AI tool for that matter, are not kept confidential. In fact, there is even a risk that your ChatGPT prompts could wind up being publicly accessible in Google searches. In contrast, when you hire a lemon law attorney, your information is shielded under the attorney-client privilege. Only lawyers can give you that privilege. Always keep in mind that anything you type into ChatGPT may be saved and possibly used when generating responses for other users.
- No legal or ethical duties towards you: When you engage with an AI tool like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, etc., you are taking a risk because the AI tool owes no legal or ethical duty to you. In contrast, when you retain the services of an attorney, they owe a fiduciary duty to you, the client. Specifically, attorneys are bound by a duty of loyalty to you, the client. Attorneys are prohibited from acting in conflicts of interests. These are just some of the duties that lawyers are bound by and they are taken seriously. This is because lawyers have a lot to lose if they violate these fiduciary duties, such as damage to our reputation and even loss of licensure. For example, you can’t take ChatGPT to court for providing inaccurate responses or negligent representation. There is no regulatory body for which you can lodge a complaint against ChatGPT. This is why hiring an experienced lemon law attorney makes sense and pays dividends for your lemon law claim.
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If you have a vehicle exhibiting persistent problems, then you may have a viable state lemon law claim. However, relying on an AI tool like ChatGPT for legal guidance is rife with problems and pitfalls. It makes more sense to retain the services of an experienced attorney with Bad Vehicle. We have represented numerous individuals against vehicle manufacturers, and car dealerships who have sold our clients’ lemon vehicles. Contact us today to learn more.