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Brazil Hires OpenAI To Cut Costs of Court Battles: Brazil's government is partnering with OpenAI to use AI for expediting the screening and analysis of thousands of lawsuits to reduce costly court losses impacting the federal budget. Reuters reports: The AI service will flag to government the need to act on lawsuits before final decisions, mapping trends and potential action areas for the solicitor general's office (AGU). AGU told Reuters that Microsoft would provide the artificial intelligence services from ChatGPT creator OpenAI through its Azure cloud-computing platform. It did not say how much Brazil will pay for the services. AGU said the AI project would not replace the work of its members and employees. "It will help them gain efficiency and accuracy, with all activities fully supervised by humans," it said. Court-ordered debt payments have consumed a growing share of Brazil's federal budget. The government estimated it would spend 70.7 billion reais ($13.2 billion) next year on judicial decisions where it can no longer appeal. The figure does not include small-value claims, which historically amount to around 30 billion reais annually. The combined amount of over 100 billion reais represents a sharp increase from 37.3 billion reais in 2015. It is equivalent to about 1% of gross domestic product, or 15% more than the government expects to spend on unemployment insurance and wage bonuses to low-income workers next year. AGU did not provide a reason for Brazil's rising court costs. Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Brazil Hires OpenAI To Cut Costs of Court Battles: Brazil's government is partnering with OpenAI to use AI for expediting the screening and analysis of thousands of lawsuits to reduce costly court losses impacting the federal budget. Reuters reports: The AI service will flag to government the need to act on lawsuits before final decisions, mapping trends and potential action areas for the solicitor general's office (AGU). AGU told Reuters that Microsoft would provide the artificial intelligence services from ChatGPT creator OpenAI through its Azure cloud-computing platform. It did not say how much Brazil will pay for the services. AGU said the AI project would not replace the work of its members and employees. "It will help them gain efficiency and accuracy, with all activities fully supervised by humans," it said. Court-ordered debt payments have consumed a growing share of Brazil's federal budget. The government estimated it would spend 70.7 billion reais ($13.2 billion) next year on judicial decisions where it can no longer appeal. The figure does not include small-value claims, which historically amount to around 30 billion reais annually. The combined amount of over 100 billion reais represents a sharp increase from 37.3 billion reais in 2015. It is equivalent to about 1% of gross domestic product, or 15% more than the government expects to spend on unemployment insurance and wage bonuses to low-income workers next year. AGU did not provide a reason for Brazil's rising court costs. Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Reuters reports that Brail is "hiring" OpenAI to help cut costs of the legal system using generative AI - it will "will flag to government the need to act on lawsuits before final decisions, mapping trends and potential action areas for the solicitor general's office (AGU)" https://lnkd.in/eeVkFmiZ. #brazil #openai #generativeai #lawsuits #legalsystem #artificialintelligence #reuters

And here's yet another white-collar occupation about to go to ChatGPT... Mmmm, maybe's now's a good time to get going with that UBI, no? :-\ BRASILIA, June 10 (Reuters) - Brazil's government is hiring OpenAI to expedite the screening and analysis of thousands of lawsuits using artificial intelligence (AI), trying to avoid costly court losses that have weighed on the federal budget. The AI service will flag to government the need to act on lawsuits before final decisions, mapping trends and potential action areas for the solicitor general's office (AGU). AGU told Reuters that Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab  would provide the artificial intelligence services from ChatGPT creator OpenAI through its Azure cloud-computing platform. It did not say how much Brazil will pay for the services. #artificialintelligence #joblosses #technology #brazil

Brazil Partners with OpenAI to Cut Legal Costs with AI Solutions - https://lnkd.in/eJG9jFbW Brazil's government has enlisted the help of OpenAI to streamline the analysis and review of thousands of lawsuits using artificial intelligence (AI). This initiative aims to prevent costly court losses, which have increasingly burdened the federal budget. ..... #AINews #OpenAI #Brazil

Not able to pay US$20 per month for LLM usage? OpenAI is looking at US$22 per month by end 2024 and US$44 per month by 2029. I have always told the attendees to my talks and GenAI classes since I began in early 2023 that US$20 per month is too cheap to access the world's most powerful tool for work. Most of the GenAI vendors - OpenAI, Anthropic and Google have kept to around this value for the use of their LLM tools. There were rumors last month that OpenAI was looking at US$2000 per month to use their latest Frontier model. I think this was to prepare us for an increase in pricing as stated at the start of this post. The value in increased productivity for better and faster work output far outweighs the US$20. For example, many people I have spoken with, still don't know what a custom GPT is and that they could use this to automate their work, but requires a paid account. (Anthropic has Projects and Google has GEMS) OpenAI is increasing prices due to investor pressure and high expenses. If you are not using the paid version of the LLM you used daily, why not? Maybe it is time to start now before the price increases, to take the opportunity to find out if paying the higher prices make sense and if you can 10x or more your work output. #OpenAI #Anthropic #Google #ChatGPT #LLM #LLMpricing https://lnkd.in/gT486_S7? https://lnkd.in/gdRW5WGw?

I use Google and other traditional search engines less and less, Instead I use Long Language Models (LLM) software more and more (also called AI, despite it is not AI as the current "AI" cannot write code for itself to improve itself, it is not AI, it is LLM). To be honest, traditional search engines are now the old dusty paper based books/dictionaries you used to look up in, if you wanted an answer for a question you had. If I have a question related to coding, how to research for event-listeners related to at specific tag via the Chromium browser, why the Windows/Super key on my keyboard suddenly does not work (because I had somehow disabled it), the difference between different turnips varieties (Danish: Maj-/Kålroe) for my vegetable garden or creating a list of vegetable that do not contain Lectins - I ask the LLM's. In my mind there are 3 major reasons why the traditional search engines are still popular: - they are still free, good LLM's cost money to get access to. - they are now the habit of many people to use to search - they are still the greatest platform to use to search products However, the minute LLM's will be able to offer a list of products based on a search query, so they e.g. do not have to charge you for using it - or at least lower the price considerably. They will within a few years eliminate the classical search engine.

Re: 😺 OpenAI's $100B problem “ChatGPT apparently told ~2M ppl who [asked?] for election news to get it somewhere else, while Perplexity got ~4M views for its Election Hub” The content of this bullet is interesting but I’m stuck on why something like spellcheck isn’t one of the easiest, earliest innovations to adopt? Couldn’t we harness AI to create explainers for the masses? (See the news of employees being stunned that their Christmas bonuses were gone because the tariffs that their new president described as “making the other guys pay,”meant their own company had to pay to import components for their own company’s manufacturing.) We must think of the ways AI could be a bridge to our neighbors who are being mislead. To expose disinformation and manipulation would be a great service to humanity. Instead we jump over simple, smart tools in search of the bright shiney new thing…in the rush to innovate, let’s start with solving some basic problems and build a more inclusive foundation. Otherwise, we leave neighbors behind, and those people know they’re being ignored, and are easy tartgets for manipulation. And here we are. If those 2M people got accurate info rather than dismissed …

Microsoft's decision to relinquish its observer seat on OpenAI's board marks a significant development in the AI landscape. The article highlights the regulatory scrutiny surrounding big tech's influence on AI startups, and Microsoft's move is seen as a strategic step to alleviate these concerns. As a business analyst with a strong interest and knowledge in data science and AI, I appreciate the nuances of this situation. OpenAI's governance structure and Microsoft's substantial investment have sparked debates about the future of AI development and the role of corporate influence. The underlying technologies, such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, which leverages transformer-based architectures and large language models, have the potential to revolutionize industries. However, the need for careful planning and implementation to achieve desired outcomes while addressing regulatory concerns cannot be overstated. In my experience working with data science and AI projects, I have seen firsthand the importance of balancing innovation with regulatory oversight. The use of observer seats and confidentiality agreements can be a double-edged sword, facilitating knowledge sharing while also raising concerns about corporate influence. Microsoft's decision demonstrates a recognition of these complexities and a willingness to adapt to the evolving AI landscape. As the AI ecosystem continues to mature, striking a balance between innovation, collaboration, and regulatory oversight will be crucial. https://lnkd.in/gmMbHvQB

97%+ of users prefers pizza over Chat GPT subscription. $8.7B of expenses is $24.86 per user* "In the documents, OpenAI reportedly boasted that, as of June, over 350 million people used its products each month. That's an impressive number, sure, but keeping up with operating costs for those users isn't cheap. Only about ten million ChatGPT users cough up 20 bucks for a monthly subscription for access to OpenAI's more advanced models." https://lnkd.in/eGrkeeg4 "..reports from Bloomberg and the New York Times have provided more details about what OpenAI in particular is trying to get from the government: support in its quest to build data centers with power requirements of five gigawatts each. According to Alex de Vries, the founder of tech energy research company Digiconomist, seven 5GW units would have “twice the power consumption of New York State combined.”" https://lnkd.in/e_CNkt2j *According to Indeed, the average hourly salary in India is around $2; depending on their experience, it might range between $5–10/hour. VAs from Ukraine can be hired for around $5–10/hour. You can expect to pay a virtual assistant from Poland around $6/hour.