Generative AI’s pitfalls and potential benefits in GovCon law

Humans in the loop are, in theory, supposed to be as much a part of all conversations surrounding the use of generative artificial intelligence tools as a way to safeguard against major mistakes. But as GovCon attorney David Timm has found out, errors showing misuse of the technology are starting to come up in bid protests and other legal rulings that show what can go wrong when relying on the tech too much. David, a partner at the law firm Burr & Forman, joins our Ross Wilkers for this episode to share his findings from those decisions and how they could help set some guardrails for the use of GenAI in GovCon law. Even with the problems he sees, David is an optimist for how the tech can remove what he calls “Entropy” from workflows and make some tasks easier. Gen-AI Misuse in Procurement Litigation Procurement is Not "Oready" for GenAI Misuse Can a federal agency adopt the output of a Gen-AI bid evaluation tool? Buying Blind: Corruption Risk and the Erosion of Oversight in Federal AI Procurement