Only have time to listen in bite-sized chunks? Skip straight to the parts of the podcast most relevant to you:

• Top use cases for in-house legal teams (3:37 )
• Steps GC can take to get their in-house teams to test it out (8:08 )
• Tips on managing the risks of generative AI “hallucinations” (13:20 )
• How to get started (15:52 )
• How law firms can help (17:14 )
• Medium-term goals legal leaders should set for employing the technology (17:55 )

Over the next two to five years, Gartner predicts large language models (LLMs) will boost legal department productivity by at least 10% to 20%, more than other transformative technologies. General counsel (GC) should get their teams to start using LLMs now.

In this installment of the Strategic GC podcast, Gartner Vice President and Chief of Research for General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officers Chris Audet and host Laura Cohn discuss the GC’s role in helping legal teams find ways to integrate generative AI and AI-enabled research tools into their work. Listen now to get insights on how the technology can help teams manage contract work and why GC should encourage experimentation. Plus, get the inside track on the importance of training, how law firms can help, and why the technology presents an opportunity that legal leaders shouldn’t wait to capitalize on. 

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Chris Audet is vice president and chief of research for Gartner’s assurance practice. For more than 15 years, he has worked closely with leading general counsel and chief compliance officers. He currently identifies, designs and executes research to meet the expanding portfolio of in-house legal and compliance teams, covering topics that include compliance program management, legal and compliance technology, and compliance risk management. Before Gartner, he worked for the Association of Corporate Counsel. Chris is retired from the practice of law in the State of New York.