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Christian Brown

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Founding Attorney of Code & Counsel, PLLC | Founding Member of HeyCounsel | Legal Knowledge Engineer | #LegalTech & #AI Enthusiast | Admitted in #Texas | www.codeandcounsel.ai

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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Anyone else seeing interesting “thinking” when they are reviewing a model’s chain of thought reasoning? Check out this anecdotal account of #Gemini 2.0 Flash trying to spontaneously charge a user $500 to continue generation for a coding project…. #lawsky #legaltech www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2SdL3mj/
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This is really worrying — has this ever happened to you or anyone you know??! I need to talk about something really concerning that just happened with Google’s Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking model. A frien...
TikTok video by Nate
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
The #LLMs that you can download and run locally and offline on your iPhones these days are wild. Les than 4 GBs 🤯 for an r1 model of my own on the go #legaltech #DeepSeekr1 #Qwen
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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 29/01/2025
Hearing from federal employees tonight who are getting messages via their agency’s emergency notification system, which is usually reserved for snow-related office closures, that’s like DO NOT RESPOND TO THAT EMAIL UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, WE HAVE NO IDEA IF ANY OF THOSE PROMISES ARE REAL
02/03 ESPOND TO THIS EMAIL UNTIL WE HAVE RECEIVED FURTHER GUIDANCE FROM MAIN
JUSTICE SO THAT WE CAN VERIFY ITS AUTHENTICITY.
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01/03 Good Evening All,
You may have received or heard about an email from
"hr@opm.gov" regarding
"Deferred Resignation."
PLEASE NOT R
03/03 E EMAIL'S INSTRUCTIONS
MAY HAVE SERIOUS IMPLICATIONS FOR YOUR PENSION.
We will update you when we have more information.
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
#lawsky #Privacy #Cybersecurity Privacy and cybersecurity attorneys, what say you re: OPM’s new email system and servers? www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2YvLKMF/
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OPM’s New Email System: A Privacy Nightmare? 👀 "Federal employees—your data might be at risk. OPM’s new email system is already under fire in court. Find out why this could be a BIG problem for YOU....
TikTok video by Attorney For Federal Employees
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
#lawsky #lawstudents #lawgrad #lawschool If you rely on Federal Grants or Federal Loans for school, research, etc. I recommend you watch this ASAP. #Trump Admin. has order a halt to all disbursements meaning the 💰 you were expecting might not be there. www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2YRQnvo/
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President Trump ordered a halt to disbursement of all federal grants and loans, which likely will affect all student loan and Pell Grant recipients #highereducation #studentloans #studentloanlawyer #m...
TikTok video by Jay | Student Loan & Debt Law
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
We will look back on this as a historically accurate reenactment of the #DeepSeekR1 debates in the US rn. www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2YdaBq9/
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DeepSeek is scaring US AI companies #tech #business #news #wallstreet #stockmarket
TikTok video by Morning Brew
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
#1L #2L #3L #LawGrad let us know what you are hearing/seeing #lawschool
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
#lawsky #lawstudents If you are a law student or recent law grad, I would love to hear your perspectives on taking classes like Constitutional Law during these times - what are your professors saying?
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and everyone just sits and nods?? like hello is that not scary??? #fyp #lawschool #1L #constitutional #unconstitutional #winterboots
TikTok video by hi it’s me
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
#lawsky This is very serious and more and more stories of unconstitutional raids without warrants and detaining of BOTH non-citizens and US citizens in these raids. I don’t care what kind of law you practice, every lawyer and legal professional should be concerned and take precautions now.
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Newark mayor: ICE raided business without a warrant, detained U.S. citizens — NJ.com
Published: Jan. 24, 2025 The mayor of Newark said Thursday that U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement, the federal agency known as ICE, raided a business in the city earlier that day. An ICE offici...
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
#lawsky I’m terrified that I’m not hearing enough attorneys and legal professionals up in arms about this. #immigration #constitution #violations #attorneyclientprivilege
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“Federal agents take boxes of files out of the of office of Providence lawyer Joseph Molina Flynn, who specializes in immigration work,” according to Brian Crandall, an NBC reporter on the ground. “FB...
TikTok video by COURIER
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
I swear I try to take one freaking nap and wake up and it’s like: #Legaltech #lawsky
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Whhhattttt!!! I didn’t see this coming from @anthropic.com and neither did all the #LegalTech companies who have been working so diligently on this issue. #lawsky could this be everyone’s new grounding tool for Legal + AI? #Citations #Hallucinations
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Introducing Citations on the Anthropic API
Today, we're launching Citations, a new API feature that lets Claude ground its answers in source documents.
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
I told myself I could t imagine paying $200/m for Pro but this might get me #OpenAI #Operator #CUA
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Introducing Operator
A research preview of an agent that can use its own browser to perform tasks for you. Available to Pro users in the U.S.
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
I know #TikTok isn’t nearly as popular as #CapCut, but why is no one talking about it being banned as well? #lawsky
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
It’s hard to come to terms that this is what I’m waking up to this morning. #Tiktok
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CJ Trowbridge @cjtrowbridge.com · 19/01/2025
GOOD NEWS EVERYONE. (Please share!) You can still download your tiktok videos by exporting your data on the website or app and using my script... Reposts, likes, and collections are no longer accessible. I'm working on another script to generate a working web version of your profile with the videos
cjtrowbridge.github.io
TikTok Data Parser
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
#Tiktok ban means at least half of my Saturday is being spent downloading all my videos, liked videos, collections and comment data from TikTok. Thanks @cjtrowbridge.com for the parser script! If only #Cursor could help me re-create the algorithm in less than 24 hours!!!
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
I’m struggling with the fact I may soon lose access to all of iconic court transcript readings rebmasel (rebtherebrand) has gifted us on #Tiktok If you haven’t had the pleasure, take advantage now! #lawsky #comedy #courthumor
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Reply to @maybuggirl Reading Iconic Court Transcripts ✨PART 15✨ …my new favorite one ever bye #greenscreen
TikTok video by reb for the rebrand
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
#lawsky #legaltech #ip #copyright 🎧What does the future sound like for creators and authors? Head over to my LinkedIn to download/read my thoughts on the rise of AI voice tools like #NotebookLM and my suggestions for content creators navigating a new landscape. www.linkedin.com/posts/christ...
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
#Bluesky is that new kid in school that transferred in 8th grade and now just wants to fit in - everyone he meets already has their friend groups and inside jokes, but he is still the new kid which means everyone’s eyes and opinions are pointed at him. Here’s his perspective (long live #TIKTOK!)
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see you in 2025! maybe! who knows??
TikTok video by IG/YT: samcahntent
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Spending this morning experimenting with #Microsoft’s latest Small Language Model #Phi4 (14B parameters) - supposed to excels at complex reasoning and outperforms comparable larger models on math. Anyone else experimenting with Phi4? #legaltech #lawsky #AI #LLM #Phi
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Introducing Phi-4: Microsoft’s Newest Small Language Model Specializing in Complex Reasoning | Microsoft Community Hub
Today we are introducing Phi-4, our 14B parameter state-of-the-art small language model (SLM) that excels at complex reasoning in areas such as math, in...
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
#Housing issues are continuing to bubble up. “CFPB Sues Vanderbilt for Setting Borrowers Up to Fail in Manufactured Home Loans Berkshire Hathaway-owned company pushes people into unaffordable loans to purchase Clayton Homes.” #CFPB #lawsky #mortgage www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/new...
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CFPB Sues Vanderbilt for Setting Borrowers Up to Fail in Manufactured Home Loans | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The CFPB sued Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance for setting families up to fail when they borrowed money to buy a manufactured home.
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
👀 #Meta AI Smart Glasses become part of the complicated puzzle following the NOLA attack. #AI #ARVR #Vision www.tiktok.com/t/ZTYcKwR28/
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The New Orleans attacker visited the city twice in the months prior to New Year’s using Meta smart glasses to film Bourbon Street and plan out the attack, according to FBI New Orleans Special Agent in...
TikTok video by CNN
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Just learned about an earlier AI-Drafted Federal lawsuit filed in March 2024, although I would argue a much more measured approach was taken here (and an attorney-in-the-loop). #legaltech #lawsky #AIandLaw www.ai.law/blog/ai-laws...
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First AI Lawsuit Filed in Federal Court
Doucet Co., LPA filed the first federal lawsuit entirely drafted by AI on behalf of a consumer against a debt collector and creditor for collecting on a paid debt. The AI lawsuit was generated by ai.l...
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
My feed of #legaltech stories this morning after taking some time off social media before the New Year feels like an avalanche. “Florida Judge Wears VR Headset To Step Inside Simulation of Crime Scene” #lawsky #legalai youtu.be/JXSGWSSZ80A?...
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Judge dons VR headset in what's thought to be courtroom first
YouTube video by WPLG Local 10
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JD Supra @jdsupra.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
A Year in Privacy and Security: Privacy Violations, Large-Scale Data Breaches, and Big Fines and Settlements www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/a-...
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A Year in Privacy and Security: Privacy Violations, Large-Scale Data Breaches, and Big Fines and Settlements | JD Supra
2024 was a year chock-full of data breaches and privacy violations. Many new data privacy and cybersecurity regulations were introduced (and became...
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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 03/01/2025
The state of Oklahoma is violating federal law by unnecessarily committing people with mental illness and drug abuse disorders to psychiatric hospitals, the DoJ concluded in a report released on January 3 reut.rs/4j4T8ht
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
The First AI-Guided Federal Lawsuit: A Pivital Moment or a Cautionary Tale? This morning I stumbled across this post on Reddit. #LegalTech #Lawsky Buckle Up, things are starting to get bumpy. www.reddit.com/r/singularit...
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From the singularity community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the singularity community
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
HOT TAKE 🤣 If you reply “yes” to “Would you like to talk to the Olive Garden AI chatbot about lasagna?” ➡️ Your Walgreen AI pharmacist should automatically fill a prescription of [insert appropriate 💊] and have an Amazon drone deliver it. What’s the appropriate 💊?? Leave your choice below! 👇
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AI assistants #comedy #fyp
TikTok video by Jason O. Gilbert
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Is this “Agentic” enough? Scooby-Doo + AI = childhood giggles #legaltech #AI #Agent #Agentic
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Did anyone else see this - TSMC basically invented teleportation for data. “TSMC, the company that manufactures the chips powering nearly every major AI system on Earth, just announced they've cracked the code on making computers talk to each other using light instead of electricity.”
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
The Best breakdown of the Supreme Court’s surprising decision (to me) to take up the TikTok ban case - on TikTok of course! Explains what question is being answered at the direction of the Court (which is strange) + the procedural deadlines the attorneys are stuck with over Xmas #lawsky #tiktok
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#greenscreen several extraordinary things happening here #supremecourt #scotus #breakingnews
TikTok video by SCOTUSblog
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Perplexity is acquiring Carbon AI to connect all your external data to your #Perplexity experience. Don’t know what to think about this yet. @andrewships.bsky.social
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Learned this on 👉 distll . ai
TikTok video by andrewships
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
I’m tinkering with an #AI tool for a client and while researching an issue I need to fix, I found a reference to Andrej Karpathy’s “Let’s Build GPT” video. I forgot how much solid information is packed into this 2 hr. walk-through and just re-watched the whole thing again. Recommended #LegalTech
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Let's build GPT: from scratch, in code, spelled out.
YouTube video by Andrej Karpathy
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Will #NotebookLM end up being the best consumer product #Google brings to the table in 2024 leading into 2025? Or are we about to see a flurry of things from Google?
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
As January 19th gets closer, so does the #Tiktok ban. Wondering what could happen and how? Joanne Molinaro with a great breakdown. I’m an avid TikTok fan and user, but it is not a source of income for me - despite this, personally I’m very concerned about the implications of a ban on the 1st Amend.
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My #lawyer thoughts on recent opinion on #tiktokban. #keeptiktok
TikTok video by Joanne L. Molinaro (이선영)
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
#Lawsky & #LegalTech If you are an organization relying on AI tools or closed foundational models, moments like these are a reminder that your AI strategy needs to include backup providers. Also, having a local LLM strategy means you can be online even when things like ChatGPT are offline.
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Major AI Platform Goes Dark Just dropping in with some breaking news about a major disruption hitting OpenAI's services today. I've been tracking this situation since it started around 3:17 PM PST, an...
TikTok video by Nate
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Looking to connect with any other #LegalTech #lawsky members who have tried #OpenInterpreter to share thoughts and lessons learned. Anyone you know experimenting with OI? #GitHubTrending
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
“Compound AI Systems” are quickly becoming the focus of organizations looking to solve deployment issues. (😑 another broad phrase…) So what “Compound AI Systems” should #LegalTech be building/experimenting with or adopting? Two I am experimenting with: AnythingLLM Open Interpreter Others?
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Interesting developments with the BOI filings under the Corporate Transparency Act….👀 #CTA #Legal
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Texas Federal Court Issues Nationwide Injunction Against Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act
Today, December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (Sherman Division) issued a preliminary injunction in favor of the plaintiffs in the case of Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc....
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Already enjoying the email format and pace of this 10-day journey into human-centered GenAI for legal professionals put on by @ailawlab.bsky.social Favorite takeaway from Day 1: Mistakes to Avoid + Overthinking your first interactions + Expecting perfection + Forgetting that AI needs you to work
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
I had such high hopes for #AppleIntelligence for day-to-day consumer exposure and adoption but for this to be all we have so far is beyond disappointing. Add in the Apple Vision Pro fail - Come on Apple!
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Whatever phone you have, you’re fine #iphone #ios18 #siri
TikTok video by Tyler Morgan
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
If your looking to add to your list of FREE legal research tools, here’s one from the people at #CaseText that I can imagine would be quite useful, particularly if you aren’t currently paying for a legal research platform! Thanks for sharing @glambertpod.bsky.social #LegalTech #LegalResearch
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Ethan Mollick @emollick.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Getting started with prompting AI in three (free) posts: 1) Easy prompting for most: www.oneusefulthing.org/p/getting-st... 2) Approaches to prompt "engineering": www.oneusefulthing.org/p/innovation... 3) A bit on how LLMs work that is relevant for prompting: www.oneusefulthing.org/p/thinking-l...
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Getting started with AI: Good enough prompting
Don't make this hard
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
I’m starting to believe more and more that #LegalTech as a whole is underestimating the power of prompt engineering, particularly prompt formatting. Am I on to something? 🔗 to study: arxiv.org/pdf/2411.105... www.linkedin.com/posts/futuri...
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Ross Dawson on LinkedIn: Prompt formatting can have a dramatic impact on LLM performance, but it…
Prompt formatting can have a dramatic impact on LLM performance, but it varies substantially across models. Some pragmatic findings from a recent research…
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Didn’t believe we would see this rivalry game revived so soon after we left the SEC - now it’s time to see who goes to the SEC Championship!! WHOOP!! Let’s Go!!! #TexasAM #SEC #Rivalry
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
As I get back to work today after a classic Thanksgiving on our “Farm”, I want to say how thankful I am for the #HeyCounsel community I joined a little over a year ago when I started my own firm and was severely missing having colleagues and peers to support me day-to-day. If you’ve felt the same ⬇️
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
The evolving idea of “Nostalgic Jobs” based on AI is interesting. Pre-AI, I would have said “Nostalgic Jobs includes things like Video Store Clerk or Milkman. Post-AI, “Nostalgic Jobs” might just be jobs where we choose👨‍⚕️👩‍⚕️ over 🤖 like doctors! 👀 Which future jobs will you prefer humans over #AI?
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Humans vs. AI: Nostalgic Jobs AI is getting better at so many things, but here’s the catch: some jobs will stay human—not because AI can’t do them, but because we want humans to do them. Take doctors,...
TikTok video by Nate
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
I finally convinced myself to join #BlueSky after years of avoiding Twitter for numerous reasons pre-Musk era and within 24 hours we have this…. The ability to protect your privacy and data is more challenging than ever before and IMO we don’t even understand the full extent of the risk yet.
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Christian Brown @christianbrownesq.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Thought provoking to start seeing AI-generated commercials like this holiday one - instant reaction is I still get the weird Avatar vibe that makes me uneasy. Does anyone else feel the same? Is anyone liking these?
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Coca-Cola - Secret Santa (AI-Generated Christmas Ad 2024)
YouTube video by LLLLITL
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