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Understanding FTC's Report on Corporate AI Partnerships with Cloud Providers

Understanding FTC's Report on Corporate AI Partnerships with Cloud Providers

FTC Report on Cloud Providers and AI Partnerships The partnerships between major cloud service providers like Alphabet, Amazon, and Microsoft with AI developers such as Anthropic and OpenAI signal a significant shift in the technological landscape. Understanding the implications of these alliances is crucial for legal professionals navigating the evolving

Preventive Lawyering: The Transformative Role of AI in Legal Practices

Preventive Lawyering: The Transformative Role of AI in Legal Practices

As generative AI evolves, the legal profession faces a significant transformation towards preventive lawyering. Understanding how these technologies can help in-house counsel identify potential disputes before they escalate is crucial for modern legal strategy. Technical Overview of Generative AI in Law Generative AI and large language models (LLMs) are set

Integration of Large Language Models (LLM) in Legal Tech Solutions

Integration of Large Language Models (LLM) in Legal Tech Solutions

Introduction The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) has fueled significant transformations across many industries, including legal technology. Large Language Models (LLMs) developed by major tech companies such as OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft, have begun to underpin a majority of legal tech solutions. These AI advancements are typically embedded into

Cultivating an Efficient AI Machine: Using AI Today and Tomorrow

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Cultivating an Efficient AI Machine: Using AI Today and Tomorrow

Goal: My primary objective is to lay a foundation for understanding AI tools - their capabilities, limitations, and potential impacts on the legal industry. This article will serve as a guide to help legal professionals navigate the intricate and ever-changing AI landscape.

Ethics of NLP Models: Understanding OpenAI's Data Practices for the Legal Profession

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Ethics of NLP Models: Understanding OpenAI's Data Practices for the Legal Profession

Many legal professionals are concerned about the potential waiver of privilege and breach of confidentiality, but often, this stems from a lack of understanding of the underlying technology and its implications.

GPT-4 for Lawyers — slow, but mighty

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GPT-4 for Lawyers — slow, but mighty

The video above shows how GPT-4 generates its output on a question and compares it to the available information in a legal publisher's database.

Software solutions for your law practice: keeping your guard up

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Software solutions for your law practice: keeping your guard up

I will assume that you already know that cybersecurity matters. If not, google cybersecurity breach statistics and ponder that your industry is notorious for being behind the tech curve. Failing that, you should hang your hat on ABA Model Rule 1.1, Comment 8.

Understanding blockchain for lawyers

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Understanding blockchain for lawyers

Like many lawyers, I was skeptical of the value of bitcoin and other digital currencies. Basing the item's value on people giving it a value seemed risky, fleeting, and trendy. Fast forward around ten years, and I am excited about the future of blockchain.

Open Source for your law practice

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Open Source for your law practice

Whenever I learn about a tool I want in my legal practice, I immediately look for an open-source alternative. Tools for lawyers tend to be expensive (dare I say, overpriced?). Understandably, you might think a specialized tool is required to manage your law practice.

What I expect from my tech tools

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What I expect from my tech tools

As a law firm owner, I feel the extra pressure of securing my clients' data when picking software solutions. I don't expect perfection but convenience, reliability, and confidentiality are vital.