{"id":905723,"date":"2026-05-28T15:03:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T21:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/?p=905723"},"modified":"2026-05-28T15:03:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T21:03:50","slug":"artificial-intelligence-my-current-love-hate-relationship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/artificial-intelligence-my-current-love-hate-relationship\/","title":{"rendered":"My Current Love-Hate Relationship with\u00a0AI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Garret Murai | <a href=\"https:\/\/calconstructionlawblog.com\/2026\/05\/22\/my-current-love-hate-relationship-with-ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">California Construction Law Blog<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s early in the relationship, I know. But still, there are some things that bug me. Yet, I also know that it\u2019s a relationship in which leaving is not an option, and even if I could, it\u2019s not to the point where it\u2019s so bad that I would do so. So, if you would, let me gripe a bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While there\u2019s been much discussion about AI and, at least in my neck of the woods, a fair amount of discussion about how lawyers can, should, and must use AI or risk becoming discarded into the dustbin of history, much less has been written about clients\u2019 use of AI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Increasingly, I\u2019ve gotten the sense that my clients are using AI. For example, I had a client ask for confirmation that if he disagreed with an administrative decision that he could file a writ of mandate, and if so, whether that deadline was 30, 60 or 90 days after the administrative decision. The answer to the first question was yes, and as to the second question, the answer was 90 days. This was from a client who, smart as he is, probably didn\u2019t know this off the top of his head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I suppose one could get defensive about it \u2013 that the client was second guessing or quizzing me \u2013 but most lawyers are forged in a kiln in which they are trained to question authority, and with widespread access to AI, that authority now includes themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, I think good things can come of it. It forces a lawyer to brush up on the law \u2013 which, in my case, is over two decades old \u2013 and forces lawyers to reconsider the \u201cwhy\u201d in why they do things the way they do. In short, it keeps your sword sharp, which is important when you\u2019re on the battle field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, while I think there are personal benefits&nbsp;<em>for lawyers<\/em>&nbsp;who have clients who ask sophisticated questions, I\u2019ve also seen a downside. And it is this: I really like my clients. And what I mean, is that I like them as people. And while I wouldn\u2019t describe my relationship with most of my clients as one of friends, I certainly want the best for them, and that means doing my upmost to obtain the best possible solution for them while recognizing that I come at a cost. And this is where I have my gripe with AI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AI can provide accurate information or knowledge. What it lacks, however, is what I would call wisdom. And there is a distinction. For example, while it\u2019s true that lawyers can legally appear remotely at depositions while their clients appear in person \u2013 and this, I suppose, can save money \u2013 it\u2019s not a wise decision and is (to my mind) a proverbial example of being penny-wise, pound-foolish. Why? Because it can suggest to the other side that the attorney doesn\u2019t care enough about the case or their client to be there in person while their client is, or worse, can leave a client exposed and alone in the presence of adverse counsel without his or her attorney\u2019s ability to \u201cread the room\u201d and provide the client with effective counsel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AI, in its present iterations, can\u2019t provide that kind of insight, at least not without the right prompts, which as any lawyer doing research on Westlaw or LexisNexis or inputting queries into discovery databases knows, is extremely important. \u201cJunk in, junk out\u201d as they say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, that\u2019s my current love-hate relationship with AI. AI can provide correct answers, but wisdom, insight, or truly thoughtful responses at least (in my opinion) not yet, and when clients believe that correct answers alone dictate the most optimal courses of action, the results can not only be less than optimal, but even sub-optimal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When one of your cases is in need of a construction expert, estimates, insurance appraisal or umpire services in defect or insurance disputes &#8211; please call Advise &amp; Consult, Inc. at 801.641.8304, or email <a href=\"mailto:experts@adviseandconsult.net\">experts@adviseandconsult.net<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog It\u2019s early in the relationship, I know. But still, there are some things that bug me. Yet, I also know that it\u2019s a relationship in which leaving is not an option, and even if I could, it\u2019s not to the point where it\u2019s so bad that I would&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/artificial-intelligence-my-current-love-hate-relationship\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">My Current Love-Hate Relationship with\u00a0AI<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[172],"tags":[9895,3918,11331,27],"class_list":["post-905723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-construction-law-2","tag-advise-consult","tag-ai","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-construction-law","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>My Current Love-Hate Relationship with\u00a0AI - Advise &amp; 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