Goals

Generally, RAILS aims to explore and develop best practice, guidelines, safe harbors, and standards that will make it easier for corporations, courts, and legal service providers to leverage AI responsibly. More specifically, RAILS aims to:

Develop guidelines and best practices and rails to move forward responsible AI in legal services

The top priority is creating tangible deliverables like voluntary standards, frameworks, and policy recommendations that enable the responsible integration of AI in law. The focus should be on usable guardrails that balance innovation with accountability across contexts like client engagement, courtroom proceedings, direct-to-consumer legal services, and more.

Build a broad network across law, tech, academia, and civil society

Success requires uniting a diversity of crucial perspectives in the tent. RAILS must proactively foster constructive dialogue and enduring connection among stakeholders who may not otherwise interact.

Promote education and transparent research on impacts

In addition to concrete guidelines, there is an ongoing need to grow public awareness and evaluate real-world impacts over time as AI proliferates in law. RAILS emphasizes education, transparent research, and recommendations based on real-world learnings about what works.

Advance access, equity, and accountability in legal services

The guidelines and networks should ultimately serve the purpose of leveraging AI to increase access to legal help, not widen divides. RAILS will center principles and practices that break down structural inequities and empower both legal service providers and the clients they aim to serve.