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Will ChatGPT Take Competition Lawyers' Jobs?

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You've probably all seen the terror ChatGPT has unleashed on white collars, from research analysts to copywriters, over the past two months. What about lawyers, economists, or paralegals working in competition law?

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You've probably all seen the terror ChatGPT has unleashed on white collars, from research analysts to copywriters, over the past two months. What about lawyers, economists, or paralegals working in competition law? Let's summarise for those who haven't heard yet: ChatGPT is a chatbot created by OpenAI. It became the fastest-growing app in history, reaching one million users in five days and 100 million in two months. When asked to make a moral judgement, a political judgement, or a numerical calculation, ChatGPT begins its response by reminding us of what it is: ChatGPT is a language model! We should adjust our expectations accordingly. Although it has not yet started to eliminate professions, it provides incredible help to those working in many fields. This is what I want to discuss in this blog piece: What should competition lawyers and economists expect from ChatGPT?

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