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How legal departments can help enterprises deploy and scale Gen AI

This report considers the legal, ethical, and regulatory landscape for organizations to mitigate risks and ensure responsible Gen AI implementation.

Gen AI: the opportunities and risks

At least 80% of CLOs surveyed across the United States, Europe, Australia, and Canada say they are comfortable providing legal advice on issues involving Generative AI (Gen AI). While many organizations are eager to capitalize on GenAI's benefits, moving from pilot projects to full-scale deployment requires careful consideration, particularly in a constantly shifting legal and regulatory landscape. This report explores the critical balance between rapid adoption and risk mitigation, providing insights into how organizations can confidently implement Gen AI solutions, while safeguarding their brand, reputation, and stakeholder trust.

Success factors for legal teams:

  1. Involve legal leadership early
  2. Clarify Gen AI capabilities
  3. Prioritize training
  4. Share decision-making
  5. Prepare for AI incidents

Key figures: C-suite perceptions of Gen AI

With high expectations of Gen AI to transform organizations, implementing at scale remains a challenge.

79%

of CEOs expect GenAI to transform their organizations in the next three years

93%

of CLOs believe GenAI has the potential to bring value to their organizations in the next 12 months

68%

of CEOs say their organization has only been able to move 30% or less of their GenAI experiments into production

36%

of CLOs say their organizations have cross-functional teams executing on GenAI issues

How enterprises can use their legal departments to operate and move at pace with AI

C-suite leaders will need to think differently when planning Generative AI deployment, including the following factors: governance, talent management, leadership, data management and protection, technology infrastructure and ethics and compliance. Use the carousel below to explore each factor.

How enterprises can use their legal departments to operate and move at pace with AI

C-suite leaders will need to think differently when planning Generative AI deployment, including the following factors: governance, talent management, leadership, data management and protection, technology infrastructure and ethics and compliance.

Use the carousel below to explore each factor.