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đș Don't be like Michael Cohen.
PLUS: Our guide to OpenAI's offerings.
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Welcome, humans.
Congrats to z*********@gmail.com for winning a ChatGPT+ subscription for filling out our survey. BTW, here are some of the results: 37% of Neuron readers are female, 46% have a Masterâs/Ph.D., and 4.6% are students!
Hereâs what you need to know about AI today:
Michael Cohen gave his lawyer fake AI legal cases (LOL).
Our guide to navigating OpenAIâs offerings.
Chief Justice Roberts released his thoughts on AIâs role in law.
xAI incorporated as a âfor-profit benefit corporationâ in Nevada.
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AI can democratize legal access, but use it with caution, says Chief Justice Roberts.
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Our advice of the day? Donât be like this guy ^.
Name: Michael Cohen.
Claim-to-fame: Donald Trumpâs fixer.
AI knowledge: non-existent.
Mr. Cohen handed his lawyer fake legal citations sourced from Bard (no surprise here), which were then presented to a federal judge. A federal judge!
Blindly trusting chatbots, which can hallucinate and cite bogus cases, is precisely how AI shouldnât be used in a court of law, according to Chief Justice John Robertsâ EOY Report.
Yet, AI still has an important role in law, specifically âfor those who cannot afford a lawyerâ, Roberts noted. It can help with basic procedural stuff like filling out templates and court forms.
IMO, as tech companies inch closer to bringing hallucinations to near-zero (contacts tell us some are close), we expect chatbots to take on a far more significant role in lawyersâ day-to-day. Think drafting, reviewing documents, contracts, and more.
One legal startup weâre excited about is Harvey, which just bagged an $80M Series B and is already streamlining operations for major law firms with AI.
Weâre just itching to see Mike Ross from "Suits" in a legal trivia face-off with GPT-4!
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Guide to choosing the right version of ChatGPT.
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One year ago, all we had was plain âol ChatGPT-3. Life was simple back then.
Fast forward, and today thereâs a smorgasbord of options: ChatGPT Plus, Enterprise, Azure OpenAI, Bing Chat, and even Custom Models.
So, which should YOU be using? Our lawyer-y answer: it depends.
Stick with free ChatGPT-3.5 Turbo if youâre a casual AI user (think 1-2x per week). If youâre strapped for cash, you can use ChatGPT-4 for free with Bing Chat.
If AI is part of your daily work grind, purchase ChatGPT Plus at $20/month. The beefed-up model (GPT-4 Turbo and soon GPT-4.5) comes with DALL-E 3, Advanced Data Analysis, web browsing, GPTs & more.
Use ChatGPT Enterprise if youâre a mid to large-sized company wanting universal ChatGPT-4 access for employees AND legit data security.
(we recommend using Azureâs OpenAI Service if your business lives inside Microsoft).
And if youâre a big-ass company that needs custom-tailored GPT-4 models for specific areas like financial data, OpenAI Custom Models are your answerâthatâs if you've got at least $2-3M to spare...
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Around the Horn.
xAI incorporated as a âfor-profit benefit corporationâ, meaning it can prioritize its impact on society.
Hereâs how you can archive conversations in ChatGPT.
Metaâs AI Ray-Ban smart glasses have been generating much buzz on TikTok lately.
An overview of OpenAIâs approach to protect against risk from its AI systems.
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Wednesday Wirings.
The last few weeks have been slow in fundraising as top VCs departed for their European vacations. Hereâs a recap of where we stand in AI unicorn la-la-land.
Valuations
OpenAI: $29B (currently raising at $100B).
Scale AI: $7.3B.
Anthropic: $5B (currently raising at $18.4B).
Inflection AI: $4B.
Shield AI: $2.7B.
CoreWeave: $2.4B.
Cohere: $2.2B.
Mistral AI: $2B.
Jasper AI: $1.5B.
AI21: $1.4B.
Runway: $1.3B.
Stability AI: >$1B (trying to raise at $4B).
Imbue: >$1B.
Character AI: $1B (trying to raise at >$5B).
Typeface: $1B.
Synthesia: $1B.
Adept AI: $1B.
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A Cat's Commentary.
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