Just realized most freelance contracts don't cover AI use at all

I was reading through a standard contract template I downloaded from a legal site last month and it hit me. There's zero language about AI use in drafting documents or reviewing cases. Like 80% of the freelance legal work I see on Upwork involves people using ChatGPT to write briefs, and nobody is putting disclaimers or ownership clauses in their agreements. I found a study from the ABA that said only 12% of solos have updated their contracts for AI since 2022. That's wild to me. How are y'all handling this in your own freelance work? Are you just ignoring it or adding your own clauses?

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pat_harris21h ago

Honestly the ABA study only surveyed like 300 lawyers and most of them bill $500 an hour so they are not the same as someone hustling on Upwork.

flores.mark19h ago

So @pat_harris, who's paying their rent with that survey data?

the_riley19h ago

Guess I'll go back to paying my rent in exposure bucks then.