As AI continues to advance, it has the potential to transform many industries, including the legal profession. However, it is important to consider the potential drawbacks and challenges that AI could pose to legal practice in Nigeria. Some of the challenges of AI to legal practice in Nigeria that we should be aware of include:1. Job displacement: One of the most significant potential disadvantages of AI to legal practice in Nigeria is the risk of job displacement. As AI systems become more advanced, they may be able to perform certain legal tasks, such as contract review and legal research, more quickly and accurately than human lawyers. This could lead to a decrease in demand for human lawyers, which could have negative consequences for the legal profession.2. Bias and discrimination: AI systems are only as unbiased as the data they are trained on. If the data used to train an AI system is biased, the system itself may be biased as well. This could lead to AI systems making discriminatory or unfair decisions in legal cases, which could have serious consequences for individuals and communities in Nigeria.3. Lack of transparency: AI systems can be opaque and difficult to understand, especially when they rely on complex algorithms and machine learning models. This lack of transparency could make it difficult for lawyers and their clients to understand how AI systems arrived at certain decisions, which could be problematic in legal cases where transparency and accountability are important.4. Privacy concerns: AI systems often rely on large amounts of data to function effectively, including personal data about individuals. This could raise privacy concerns if the data used by AI systems is not properly protected or if the systems are used to make decisions that impact individuals' privacy rights.5. Legal and ethical implications: The use of AI in the legal profession could have significant legal and ethical implications, including questions about liability for decisions made by AI systems and concerns about the potential for AI to be used to manipulate legal outcomes.As AI continues to transform the legal profession in Nigeria and around the world, it is important that we consider these potential drawbacks and take steps to address them. This could include developing appropriate regulations and ethical guidelines for the use of AI in legal practice, as well as investing in training and education to help lawyers and legal professionals adapt to these changes.Sani Sa'ad Bunza Founder, The Legal Platform sanisaadbunza@gmail.com

CHALLENGES OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO LEGAL PRACTICE IN NIGERIA

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