Digitalization of higher legal education: 3D speech assistant (digital avatar) and its possibilities

Abstract

The article argues for the conclusion that the introduction of artificial intelligence into higher legal education will soon reach a new level, due to the emergence in 2024 of a new technology for interactive 3D conversational assistant (digital avatar). To study its possibilities, the authors used dialectical, comparative, logical methods and the method of system analysis. The article proves that the emergence of this new digital technology in the near future will lead to significant changes in traditional approaches to teaching law students. This will manifest itself in the emergence of new academic disciplines dedicated to the study of artificial intelligence, the formation of new competencies and changes in the teaching methods of legal disciplines. The article discusses in detail the technical parameters of the new technology, its superiority to the already used artificial intelligence technologies (ChatGPT). Practical options for its application have been identified, including giving lectures by a conversational assistant, using it in seminars, creating claims and contracts with the help of a special constructor, using a conversational assistant in the university admissions office, in a student law clinic, and conducting simple and complex legal consultations. Options for its use by legislative, executive and judicial authorities are being discussed, which will require additional training for students.