This article is accompanied by an infographic that highlights key generative AI models legal professionals should know, including their varying characteristics and current use cases in the legal industry.

While generative AI exploded into the mainstream in late 2022, generative AI models are certainly not new—AI developer OpenAI, for instance, released a number of versions of its GPT model series years before announcing GPT-3.5, which powers the free version of ChatGPT, in November 2022.