{"id":302,"date":"2024-04-25T04:18:56","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T04:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/how-casetext-used-the-latest-gpt-technology-to-create-an-ai-legal-assistant\/"},"modified":"2024-04-29T06:44:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T06:44:34","slug":"how-casetext-used-the-latest-gpt-technology-to-create-an-ai-legal-assistant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/how-casetext-used-the-latest-gpt-technology-to-create-an-ai-legal-assistant\/","title":{"rendered":"How Casetext used the latest GPT technology to create an AI legal assistant"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"border-bottom: 0px;\">\n<p>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&#8217;s a hit.<\/p>\n<p>ChatGPT <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2023\/feb\/02\/chatgpt-100-million-users-open-ai-fastest-growing-app\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">boasts 100 million active monthly users<\/a> after just two months, making it one of the fastest growing applications ever, according to the Guardian.  On March 14, OpenAI <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/03\/14\/technology\/openai-gpt4-chatgpt.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">unveiled GPT-4<\/a>\u2013 a more advanced version of the AI \u200b\u200blanguage model that was unveiled in November, according to the New York Times.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, others have quickly entered the field, such as Google <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/02\/06\/tech\/google-bard-chatgpt-rival\/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">has announced an advanced chatbot<\/a>, Bard, last month according to CNN;  while several former OpenAI engineers have announced this <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/03\/14\/anthropic-launches-claude-a-chatbot-to-rival-openais-chatgpt\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Claude<\/a>, according to TechCrunch.  The arms race in advanced chatbots has begun.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>In that sense, Casetext <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/casetext-unveils-cocounsel-the-groundbreaking-ai-legal-assistant-powered-by-openai-technology-301759255.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CoCounsel launched<\/a> earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode of the <em>Podcast for legal rebels<\/em>Jake Heller, the CEO and co-founder of Casetext, talks to the ABA Journal&#8217;s Victor Li about CoCounsel, as well as the potential of advanced chatbots to change the legal industry.<\/p>\n<p>Heller, Pablo Arredondo and Laura Safdie founded Casetext in 2013 and were ABA Journal Legal Rebels in 2017.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also see:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ABAJournal.com: \u201cThe Case for ChatGPT: Why Lawyers Should Embrace AI\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ABAJournal.com: \u201cCan ChatGPT Help Law Students Learn to Write Better?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ABAJournal.com: \u201cTech Show Vendors Enjoy Return to Show Floor Amid ChatGPT Buzz\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color:#c7eaff; padding:12px\">\n<div style=\"float:left; padding-right:8px;\"><\/div>\n<p>Want to listen on the go?  Legal Rebels is available on several podcast listening services. <strong>Subscribe and never miss an episode.<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/aba-journal-legal-rebels\/id1103939849?mt=2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5wrOeGkOx9uXUaMjZwEFMn\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen#\/ps\/Ibbvw54akc3klu4iwefj5bha2iq\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a><br clear=\"all\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"float:left; clear:left; background-color:#eeeeee; padding:10px;\" class=\"table-condensed\">\n<h4>In this podcast:<\/h4>\n<div style=\"float:left; width:90px; padding: 0 10px 0 0;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abajournal.com\/images\/\/main_images\/Jake_Heller_headshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">Jake Heller<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; style=&#8221;vertical-align:text-top;  max-width:80px;&#8221;\/><br \/>\n<small\/><\/p>\n<p>Jake Heller<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jake Heller is the CEO and co-founder of Casetext.  Heller was a trial attorney at Ropes &#038; 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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#appId=250025978358202&amp;xfbml=1\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When OpenAI released the latest, most advanced version of its chatbot, ChatGPT, in November, it immediately captured the imagination. 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