The official ChatGPT thread - the next big thing?

[Jeff Lebowski]

It is amazing the stuff you can unlock when you really start digging more and more into that capabilities of AI. Claude with skills is a game changer. I'm starting to build out skills within it to automate more tasks. I'm actually starting to abandon the javascript code stuff that I was building in favor of this.

I've got the early start of a system where I load up the Complaint, Answer and Counter-claim, and Answer to Counter. I have a skill that then relies on several samples of discovery requests in a knowledge base that then pulls the disputed issues from the complaint and creates an initial set of discovery requests for the case. From there, I can then refine what it is proposing before it creates a final set of discovery requests. I'm getting a pretty clean word document from this that is then go through and make a few stylistic edits and substantive edits.

I think when it is fully built out, I can produce a set of discovery within less than 30 minutes time.

My next build out is going to be dropping in an informal transcript from a hearing and then using it to build out a proposed order. Rev.com does a pretty good job with creating an informal AI transcript. Not perfect, but it is still pretty decent.

This video really helped in learning more about reverse engineering a document and then using that to built out skills. Again, I'm in the early stages of this. Excited to see what more can be done.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2xcbJNhZIY

Just watched the whole video.

[BigPiney]

Just watched the whole video.

me too, that was amazing.

[Pelado]

It is amazing the stuff you can unlock when you really start digging more and more into that capabilities of AI. Claude with skills is a game changer. I'm starting to build out skills within it to automate more tasks. I'm actually starting to abandon the javascript code stuff that I was building in favor of this.

I've got the early start of a system where I load up the Complaint, Answer and Counter-claim, and Answer to Counter. I have a skill that then relies on several samples of discovery requests in a knowledge base that then pulls the disputed issues from the complaint and creates an initial set of discovery requests for the case. From there, I can then refine what it is proposing before it creates a final set of discovery requests. I'm getting a pretty clean word document from this that is then go through and make a few stylistic edits and substantive edits.

I think when it is fully built out, I can produce a set of discovery within less than 30 minutes time.

My next build out is going to be dropping in an informal transcript from a hearing and then using it to build out a proposed order. Rev.com does a pretty good job with creating an informal AI transcript. Not perfect, but it is still pretty decent.

This video really helped in learning more about reverse engineering a document and then using that to built out skills. Again, I'm in the early stages of this. Excited to see what more can be done.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2xcbJNhZIY

How long would it typically take to do that without using AI tools?

[MartyFunkhouser]

How long would it typically take to do that without using AI tools?

It would take me at least an hour or more. I'm being conservative with 30 minutes with the AI tools. I just ran it for another case and proposed a good set of discovery materials for the case in under 15 minutes of active work. It did take the skill about 10 minutes to produce the document. However, I was able to move on to other projects while it was running.

[YOhio]

Funk did you see that Anthropic provided $50 in bonus credits? To receive the bonus you need to claim in the usage panel.

[MartyFunkhouser]

Funk did you see that Anthropic provided $50 in bonus credits? To receive the bonus you need to claim in the usage panel.

I just claimed it. Thanks for the heads up.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I have a process that I have been developing in the last couple of days for Claude Cowork. The results have been mind-blowingly good - causing quite a stir in my office. I had a *.txt file with a long prompt that I would pass to Claude Cowork, describing the job I want done, how the files are organized on disk, etc. After watching funk's video, I spent the rest of the day converting it a skill.md file (I used Claude to help me write it). I have tested it and updated it, but now I can point Claude to a folder and give a short one sentence command and it executes the process using the new skill. And I can easily share the skill file with colleagues. (chef's kiss)

Thank you, funk!

[YOhio]

I have a process that I have been developing in the last couple of days for Claude Cowork. The results have been mind-blowingly good - causing quite a stir in my office. I had a *.txt file with a long prompt that I would pass to Claude Cowork, describing the job I want done, how the files are organized on disk, etc. After watching funk's video, I spent the rest of the day converting it a skill.md file (I used Claude to help me write it). I have tested it and updated it, but now I can point Claude to a folder and give a short one sentence command and it executes the process using the new skill. And I can easily share the skill file with colleagues. (chef's kiss)

Thank you, funk!

That's so cool.

[YOhio]

One of my favorite AI use cases is the Canvas/Artifact feature to build little mini-apps. Yesterday I used Gemini to build out some different visualization systems for gedcom (geneology) files. The visualizations were fine, but the coolest part is that you can click on an ancestor and it would perform background research on the time/place they lived and give you a 2-3 paragraph glimpse into their life. It took about 20 minutes and 3 iterations.

[MartyFunkhouser]

I have a process that I have been developing in the last couple of days for Claude Cowork. The results have been mind-blowingly good - causing quite a stir in my office. I had a *.txt file with a long prompt that I would pass to Claude Cowork, describing the job I want done, how the files are organized on disk, etc. After watching funk's video, I spent the rest of the day converting it a skill.md file (I used Claude to help me write it). I have tested it and updated it, but now I can point Claude to a folder and give a short one sentence command and it executes the process using the new skill. And I can easily share the skill file with colleagues. (chef's kiss)

Thank you, funk!

Thank my wife. She is the one that showed me it.

[MartyFunkhouser]

So, the thing that I'm now seeing a real need to build is an automated task for review of documents. I think this can be accomplished through Cowork and skills, but I'm going to have to dig into it more.

What I want is essentially an automated process where it goes through a set of files in a folder. Basically, review a file that is in there, pull some analysis from it, import that into a word doc/spreadsheet, whatever is best, then basically pull that document/spreadsheet into a new thread, analyze the second piece of data, and then update the output doc. I've been having to do this manually with Claude right now.

I wanted to review billing statements to categorize the information into different categories for an attorney fees declaration. It could not handle the full billing. So, I manually had it review one bill, update a spreadsheet, and then from there I would start a new thread that would attach the spreadsheet, a new bill, and the same prompt. It built out the entire spreadsheet, and then I was able to use that for the analysis that I originally wanted done.

I know that this could all be automated, but I don't quite have the time or knowledge base to do it yet. However, I do think that this is the next place where I could really get some productivity gains when it is built. I already have productivity gains by having the initial review done through Claude, but I'm sure it can be supercharged.

[Bo Diddley]

One of my favorite AI use cases is the Canvas/Artifact feature to build little mini-apps. Yesterday I used Gemini to build out some different visualization systems for gedcom (geneology) files. The visualizations were fine, but the coolest part is that you can click on an ancestor and it would perform background research on the time/place they lived and give you a 2-3 paragraph glimpse into their life. It took about 20 minutes and 3 iterations.

Very cool.

[BigPiney]

One of my favorite AI use cases is the Canvas/Artifact feature to build little mini-apps. Yesterday I used Gemini to build out some different visualization systems for gedcom (geneology) files. The visualizations were fine, but the coolest part is that you can click on an ancestor and it would perform background research on the time/place they lived and give you a 2-3 paragraph glimpse into their life. It took about 20 minutes and 3 iterations.

That is great.

[falafel]

Claude's usage limits is very annoying.

I bumped into these today. I have never run into a usage limit with Chat, but I hit one with Claude. The $5 extra work purchases don't go very far. I ended up upgrading to the $100 plan (over the $20 plan), but I sure wish there were an intermediate option. Claude has been very helpful this past month or so since I subscribed, but your money doesn't go as far.

[falafel]

It would take me at least an hour or more. I'm being conservative with 30 minutes with the AI tools. I just ran it for another case and proposed a good set of discovery materials for the case in under 15 minutes of active work. It did take the skill about 10 minutes to produce the document. However, I was able to move on to other projects while it was running.

An hour to create custom discovery is still VERY conservative.