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Last checked Oct 17, 2026A small team built a Q&A-style helper for AI tools in weeks, with AI-assisted coding. Making it available as an add-on inside ChatGPT appears to have increased how many people created these AI helpers.
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A small team built a Q&A-style helper for AI tools in weeks, with AI-assisted coding. Making it available as an add-on inside ChatGPT appears to have increased how many people created these AI helpers.
Sullivan & Cromwell and OpenAI built software that reads a draft contract and points out possible issues. It’s meant to support agreement review work, not replace it.
Itaú says it is building a chat-style tool people can talk to, called ia.i. It also says it has a separate system, called IARA, to help set and follow rules for how that AI is used. The bank frames both as part of an “AI First” approach for customers and staff, in a tightly regulated industry.
OpenAI says some university or research labs can get sponsored access to a life sciences-focused AI system called GPT-Rosalind. It also includes supporting tools for research tasks, though details were not provided in the packet.
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Sullivan & Cromwell and OpenAI say they developed “Agreement Analyzer,” an AI tool designed to identify issues in a draft agreement.
Read Full Brief →Itaú says it is using a conversational interface called ia.i and a governance platform called IARA to support an “AI First” strategy in Brazil’s regulated banking sector.
Read Full Brief →OpenAI says a new academic plan will give eligible research labs sponsored access to GPT-Rosalind and related tools for life sciences work.
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