Episode 10: Don't Be A Lawyer, ChatGPT. March 3, 2023
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Alex and Emily are taking AI to court! Amid big claims about LLMs, a look at the facts about ChatGPT, legal expertise, and what the bar exam actually tells you about someone's ability to practice law--with help from Harvard legal and technology scholar Kendra Albert).This episode was first recorded on March 3, 2023.Watch the video of this episode on PeerTube).

References:Social Science Research Network paper “written” by ChatGPT)

Joe Wanzala, “ChatGPT is ideal for eDiscovery”)

Legal applications for ChatGPT:Shot: GPT-4 'could pass the. bar exam')Chaser: ChatGPT had bigger dreams.) 

"AI for law")

“AI can legally run a company”)

Wired: Generative AI Is Coming for the Lawyers)

“This is a decision by a Colombian court in Cartagena (dated January, 30, 2023).As far as we know, it is the first time that a judicial decision has been taken by explicitly resorting to #ChatGPT @sama @OpenAI. The Court poses a series of specific questions to #ChatGPT)"

"Don't Be A Lawyer") song from "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend"

Rep. Ted Lieu introduces legislation written by an LLM)

DoNotPay offers money to anyone willing to use their AI to argue in court)

Fresh AI Hell:Vanderbilt University responds to MSU shooting with e-mail written using ChatGPT)

Science fiction magazine closes submissions due to LLM spam)

The 1st International Workshop on Implicit Author Characterization from Texts for Search and Retrieval (IACT’23))

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