When OpenAI released the latest, most advanced version of its chatbot, ChatGPT, in November, it immediately captured the imagination. As we discussed in this podcast, ChatGPT represents a quantum leap for generative artificial intelligence because it can communicate and respond to users in a natural, almost human-like way. So far it’s a hit.
ChatGPT boasts 100 million active monthly users after just two months, making it one of the fastest growing applications ever, according to the Guardian. On March 14, OpenAI unveiled GPT-4– a more advanced version of the AI language model that was unveiled in November, according to the New York Times.
Meanwhile, others have quickly entered the field, such as Google has announced an advanced chatbot, Bard, last month according to CNN; while several former OpenAI engineers have announced this Claude, according to TechCrunch. The arms race in advanced chatbots has begun.
Some lawyers and legal professionals have seen the potential of advanced chatbots to complement their work, helping them complete tasks more efficiently. One such area is legal research.
In that sense, Casetext CoCounsel launched earlier this month.
CoCounsel does not use the commercially available ChatGPT. Instead, the custom model was developed in collaboration with OpenAI and trained on the latest version of the GPT major language model (meaning GPT4) and Casetext’s proprietary legal database and search system. CoCounsel acts as a legal assistant and helps users prepare all kinds of legal documents. Users can use CoCounsel to help draft briefs, draft research memos, draft and analyze contracts, and write correspondence, all by typing their questions or requests into a prompt.
In this episode of the Podcast for legal rebelsJake Heller, the CEO and co-founder of Casetext, talks to the ABA Journal’s Victor Li about CoCounsel, as well as the potential of advanced chatbots to change the legal industry.
Heller, Pablo Arredondo and Laura Safdie founded Casetext in 2013 and were ABA Journal Legal Rebels in 2017.
Also see:
ABAJournal.com: “The Case for ChatGPT: Why Lawyers Should Embrace AI”
ABAJournal.com: “Can ChatGPT Help Law Students Learn to Write Better?”
ABAJournal.com: “Tech Show Vendors Enjoy Return to Show Floor Amid ChatGPT Buzz”
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Jake Heller
Jake Heller is the CEO and co-founder of Casetext. Heller was a trial attorney at Ropes & Gray before co-founding Casetext. He attended Stanford Law School, where he served as president of the Stanford Law Review and clerked for Judge Michael Boudin on the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston.