AI continues to take the workplace by storm and has rapidly become a new staple of everyday working life: 35% of companies globally have integrated AI into their operations and 77% of companies are either using or exploring the use of AI. In a survey this year, the ONS found that 55% of employees now use AI for work or educational purposes.    Some major employers, however, are integrating AI beyond routine drafting work, incorporating AI models into HR functions such as recr

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Much has been written about the risks of lawyers misusing AI for legal research and drafting. Recent cases involving fabricated authorities and inaccurate legal analysis have rightly attracted attention. However, in my view, the greater and more immediate challenge lies elsewhere: the routine use of AI by clients themselves. Every day, clients are uploading legal advice, correspondence and draft documents into AI platforms such as ChatGPT, Claude and others. They do so for en

In her recent article for Employer News, Constantine Law Partner, Eliza Nash , discusses how employers and HR professionals are facing a growing number of AI generated grievances. In her article, Eliza looks at how to spot AI assisted grievances, the specific challenges that they pose (obfuscating language, lack of specificity, hallucinated case references, confidentiality breaches), and gives practical guidance on how best to confront these challenges. Read Eliza's full piec

In August I wrote a blog about the use of AI in HR. My personal enthusiasm for AI remains unbounded however irrespective of my own...