November 22, 2024

Now anyone in eDiscovery can write code – no tech background needed!

Peter Smith

Author
Curious Entrepreneur | Father of two but feels like 12 | Perin Discovery Co-Founder

Key Takeaways

AI like ChatGPT can help you write code, even if you’re clueless about programming.
You can create scripts to organize files or automate workflows—stuff that makes life easier.
It’s all about clear prompts; the AI does the heavy lifting.
Tools like GitHub make it easy to share and improve your work.
You don’t need to be a tech genius—just a little creativity and AI, and boom, you’re coding.

Summary

In their article, "You Too Can Be a Programmer" Jay Leib and Ye Chen, the authors explore how tools like ChatGPT and Claude empower eDiscovery professionals to write code without a technical background. Imagine being able to whip up a script to sort metadata or automate annoying, repetitive tasks we always deal with.

The piece walks readers through creating a Python program to sort document metadata, showcasing how clear prompts to AI can yield actionable, beginner-friendly code. Additionally, it highlights the significance of tools like GitHub for collaboration and Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) for testing and running scripts. Finally, a demonstration on how AI tools can help us in eDiscovery.

The article was written by Jay Leib and Ye Chen and published on LegalTech News, November 14, 2024.