数字时代律师职业伦理的挑战与重构——以人工智能法律应用为视角

Challenges and Reconstruction of Legal Professional Ethics in the Digital Era—From the Perspective of AI Applications in Law

摘要: 数字时代人工智能在法律领域的广泛应用，正深刻改变法律服务模式，同时也对律师职业伦理形成新的挑战。传统伦理准则面临数字适应性危机，突出表现为技术效率与伦理价值之间的冲突，具体涉及AI自主性与律师主体性的矛盾、数据运用对保密义务的冲击、算法缺陷对程序正义的影响等方面。这些挑战进一步衍生出主体性危机、算法偏见与黑箱操作、律师–客户关系重构以及市场竞争伦理等问题。为应对挑战，需要在规范层面更新职业行为准则，在法律教育中融入科技伦理内容，在律所内部建立技术伦理审查机制，并完善行业监管体系，以实现技术进步与伦理价值之间的平衡，切实维护当事人权益与司法公正。

Abstract: The widespread application of artificial intelligence (AI) in the legal field during the digital age is profoundly transforming legal service models, while simultaneously posing new challenges to legal professional ethics. Traditional ethical codes are facing a crisis of digital adaptability, primarily manifested in the conflict between technological efficiency and ethical values. This includes tensions between AI autonomy and lawyer agency, the impact of data utilization on confidentiality obligations, and the effects of algorithmic flaws on procedural justice. These challenges further give rise to issues such as a crisis of agency, algorithmic bias and black-box operations, the restructuring of lawyer-client relationships, and market competition ethics. To address these challenges, it is necessary to update professional conduct rules, integrate technological ethics into legal education, establish internal technical ethics review mechanisms within law firms, and improve the regulatory system. The ultimate goal is to achieve a balance between technological advancement and ethical values, thereby safeguarding client rights and judicial justice.