Harvey's first LLM for legal work is here
Harvey's first AI model, Tenet, is designed to take on more of the tasks typically done by lawyers over hours or days.
Harvey Legal has unveiled its first proprietary AI model, Tenet, aimed at handling legal work typically performed by lawyers. This move follows Harvey's announcement of Tenet, designed to lower costs for law firms by processing tasks typically done by lawyers over many hours at a lower cost than third-party models. The development comes amid major tech companies' interest in the legal market, with companies like Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Meta showing increased activity in the field.
Tenet's creation required data for teaching a model how lawyers think, which Harvey gathered by hiring attorneys to create mock disputes and grading models on their reasoning. A low-cost, open-source model was then used to train Tenet, which is part of Harvey II, the company's broader rollout. The new model also features a "Memory" function, allowing users to save work preferences across tasks.
While the model isn't live yet, Harvey aims for Tenet to become a foundation for law firms to train their own models. By providing Tenet as a starting point, Harvey seeks to transition from being a software provider to a professional services firm, helping clients tailor technology to their unique business needs.
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