ChatGPT Demystified: Understanding the AI Revolution in the Legal Profession

This course explores Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the context of legal practice. Understanding how AI engines like ChatGPT function is crucial for those using them within the legal space. Here, Attorney Dan Tysver examines the building blocks of AI, including machine learning, neural networks, and the intricacies of generative AI. He delves into the 'intelligence' of AI, demystifying the concept of 'AI hallucinations'-an important issue where AI systems generate misleading or incorrect information. The course highlights how AI is being integrated into everyday legal and professional tools and explains how these tools work to prevent hallucinations. In addition, Mr. Tysver addresses ownership issues related to AI-generated inventions and works of authorship, as well as ethical issues surrounding the use of AI in legal practice. This concise yet comprehensive course is tailored to equip attorneys with the knowledge and skills needed to adapt to the coming AI-transformation of the legal profession.

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify AI's impact in the legal industry, focusing on potential transformations and practical implications
   

2. Explain core AI concepts, including expert systems, machine learning, and Large Language Models, to understand how ChatGPT works
   

3. Analyze the training and text prediction mechanisms of ChatGPT to understand its use and limitations in legal contexts
   

4. Evaluate ChatGPT's intelligence and understanding of the law, discussing AI "hallucinations" and accuracy-enhancing techniques such as retrieval augmented generation
   

5. Assess AI's role in and outside of ChatGPT, including its use in Microsoft Word and Outlook, in Westlaw and Lexis+, and in image generation contexts