Application Of Artificial Intelligence And Its Impact On Education

Abhiraj Nigam, Christ (Deemed to be University), Delhi NCR

ABSTRACT

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in recent times have taken the world of legal education by storm. We saw this rise significantly during the pandemic when the world shifted itsregular work routine to a digital platform. Since then AI has been the centre of discussion due to its unlimited potential to resolve societal problems and bring a virtual transformation to society. Artificial Intelligence does not have any uniform definition but can be surmised by an expansivebranch of computer science which is mostly privy to building machines proficient of conducting jobs which require human intelligence. Education is of utmost priority in the present society and is also a basic fundamental right of a human being. The application of AI in legal education has helped students to fathom the law and due to easy access and wide connectivity has made the process of gaining education a smooth process. Students here are not bound to only textbooks but can access the existing cases of the said topic. The ease of AI and machine learning has also been witnessed in many law firms but these congenial methods have a hefty price tag that cannot be equitable to everyone leading to our question, “Whether or not the investment in AI for legal education is beneficial for all the sections of the society for rendering justice?”. This paper will also be focusingon, “Whether lawyers should be afraid of or encouraged by AI?”. The research methodology usedin this paper is doctrinal, pure, and analytical as the basic tools here are statutory materials, case reports, and legal periodicals. This research paper aims to acquire knowledge and study the prevalence, characteristics, reasons, and impacts of AI and machine learning in legal education.

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, Education, Digital, Technology, Machine Learning