Where there's a will, AI still has work to do
30-06-2026 13:30 via theregister.com

Where there's a will, AI still has work to do

A UK law firm has put AI-generated wills on trial, and the chatbot didn't fare particularly well under cross-examination. SE Solicitors has taken an AI chatbot to task after asking it to draft a will for a fictional client, concluding that while the result looked convincing enough, it missed many of the questions a probate solicitor would normally ask before putting anything into writing. The firm asked the chatbot to prepare a will for "Daniel," an unmarried 42-year-old with two adult children,
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