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Hosted by Gavin Rome SC, alongside Ziyaad Minty and Sechaba Mohapi, the series delves into AI's influence on legal practice, ethical considerations, intellectual property, and access to justice. Through expert interviews and discussions, we aim to unpack the challenges and opportunities AI presents for the South African legal system and the future nature of the legal profession.</description>
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Tune in for insights on ethical AI, regulation, and the future of legal tech in South Africa. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/group-one-advocates">Follow Group One on LinkedIn</a> &middot; <a href="http://www.groupone.co.za/">Visit Group One website</a>]]></description>
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Is AI coming to take away our jobs as lawyers and hand them over to large language models? In the second episode of the Group One Advocates AI and the Law podcast series, host Gavin Rome SC explores this provocative question with two highly experienced intellectual property attorneys, Leanne Mostert and Aalia Manie. Together, they discuss the transformative changes — both promising and concerning — that AI is bringing to the legal profession, from efficiency gains to ethical dilemmas and training challenges. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/group-one-advocates">Follow Group One on LinkedIn</a> &middot; <a href="http://www.groupone.co.za/">Visit Group One website</a>]]></description>
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In this brief inaugural episode of the Group One Advocates AI and the Law podcast series, Gavin Rome SC, Ziyaad Minty, and Sechaba Mohapi of Group One Advocates introduce the series, offering an overview of AI's disruptive impact on the South African legal system. They preview upcoming episodes featuring expert guests discussing topics like AI in corporate law, AI and prediction of judicial outcomes, privacy, and ethical dilemmas in the evolving legal landscape. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/group-one-advocates">Group One is one of the largest commercial set of chambers in Sandton</a> &middot; <a href="http://www.groupone.co.za/">Group One offers expertise and experience in largely commercial matters.</a>]]></description>
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