Updated October 2026
How I work with AI
AI is a tool I use every day — both in building LexAI and in legal work. These are the rules I follow so that it makes the work more precise, not merely faster.
01
The provision from the source, not from memory
I check every reference to legislation or case law against the official source — likumi.lv, EUR-Lex or the court decisions database — and make sure that version was in force on the relevant date. A language model's answer is a draft, not a source.
02
Responsibility stays with a person
If I sign or file a document, I answer for its content — whichever tool helped to write it. AI does not make decisions for me.
03
Confidentiality before convenience
I do not enter clients' confidential information or personal data into AI tools that may use it to train models. Where possible, I anonymise documents before processing them.
04
Transparency
If AI has shaped a text or a tool in a material way, I say so. This site's AI assistant introduces itself in its very first message, and articles are published only after I have read and edited them.
05
Knowing where AI does not fit
I do not use AI to weigh evidence, predict the outcome of a case or give a final opinion to someone who cannot check it. Those questions need a lawyer's judgement.
06
A process that can be checked
Every LexAI document goes through a two-level check: invented sections, outdated provisions and contradictions are searched for automatically, and in high-risk cases the system recommends review by a lawyer.
Where I use AI
- Document structure and first drafts
- Checking Latvian legal language and terminology
- Reviewing and comparing large documents — contracts, procurement documentation
- Programming LexAI
Where I do not use AI
- Final legal conclusions without my review
- References not checked against the official source
- Confidential information in public AI tools
- Decisions about people, such as recruiting or assessing staff
What the AI Act says
The EU Artificial Intelligence Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689) requires organisations that use AI to take measures to develop their staff's AI literacy (Article 4) and, from 2 August 2026, to make sure people know when they are interacting with AI (Article 50). These principles are how I meet that in my own work.
The AI Act: what a Latvian company needs to do →Ivars Bajārs