August is traditionally a quiet month for announcements but, this year, it was awash with news from law firms, big-tech businesses and service providers about innovations that promise to transform legal work.
All intend to harness generative artificial intelligence and machine learning software, applying those technologies as part of so-called large language models (LLMs). These can analyse and produce plausible text, images, or code in response to plain-language prompts.
LexisNexis unveiled plans to integrate AI-powered solutions with Microsoft’s 365 software, and Meta, Facebook’s parent company, released Code Llama — a commercial tool for fine-tuning and generating code to fit with the AI-powered LLMs it had already unveiled.