Introduction: 0:00

• Introducing Cecilia Ziniti, Founder of GC AI, a generative AI interface designed specifically for in-house counsel.
• Formerly serving as Head of Business Development at Replit, General Counsel at Bloomtech, Anki, and Cruise, and Lead Counsel for Amazon’s Alexa.
• Launching an AI platform for in-house teams and combating the perception that legal software is largely unusable.

Leading legal at Replit: 2:52

• Gaining experience with AI by working on a development platform for software engineers. 
• Recognizing the similarities between lawyers and large language models.
• Acknowledging the skills required for software engineering and legal work.

Why lawyers should use emojis: 5:40

• Increasing recall and top of mind awareness with stakeholders 
• Following the lead of emoji-forward platforms like Notion that are popular with Gen Z.
• Leaning into the effectiveness of video and bullet points. 

Starting a business after gaining extensive experience working with AI: 13:00

• Finding that AI makes it easier to start a company.
• Refusing to let others tell you that you’re “just a lawyer.”
• Continuing to identify as a lawyer while taking on the CEO title, perspective, and duties.
• Thinking of every employee in your company as “we,” not “they.”

Considering how GCs should leverage AI: 22:18

• Recommending that everyone try to cross the AI threshold (comfort in using AI) by asking it to help with personal tasks.
• Considering guidance on AI from the American Bar Association.
• Experimenting with AI and finding creative ways to use it in your legal work.
• Adding a new tool to accompany your hard-earned expertise and skill set.
• Getting a head start on AI before the technology is perfected.

Hiring legal teams in the age of AI: 39:03

• Looking for generalists who use AI to absorb knowledge rather than hiring specialists.
• Referring to highly specialized outside counsel for complex matters but using AI to assist with simpler problems.

Teaching a class on AI at Stanford University: 47:35

• Taking advantage of the California Bar Association’s technology credit.
• Valuing user feedback to build a tech product in a rapidly growing industry.

Book Recommendations: 51:52

• To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others by Daniel H. Pink
• 7 Rules of Power: Surprising--but True--Advice on How to Get Things Done and Advance Your Career by Jeffrey Pfeffer
• Take Back Your Power: 10 New Rules for Women at Work by Deborah Liu
• The Acquired podcast

What you wish you’d known as a young lawyer: 55:11

• Would have shared a message of comfort and understanding that with hard work, everything will work out.