The pros and cons of generative artificial intelligence in higher education
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The University at Albany’s $200 million AI plans. A $60 million donation to boost artificial intelligence work at Indiana University at Bloomington.
Read More about The pros and cons of generative artificial intelligence in higher educationOpinion: Law schools should take a page from med schools in a post-AI landscape
BLOOMBERG LAW — Bar exams moved online during the pandemic, fueling attention to issues under discussion, such as widely varying bar pass rates from state to state, and large costs to graduates of prep courses needed even after three years of law school.
Read More about Opinion: Law schools should take a page from med schools in a post-AI landscapeLaw schools may find challenges enforcing bans on generative artificial intelligence
ABA JOURNAL — Using artificial intelligence to write admissions essays now comes with significant risks at the University of Michigan Law School, which recently asked applicants to certify that they did not use the technology for drafting purposes.
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REUTERS — Low-performing law students scored higher on final exams when given access to artificial intelligence, while their high-performing classmates performed worse when using the technology, a new study at the University of Minnesota found.
Read More about University of Minnesota Law conducts research on using ChatGPT during law school examsLaw firm bans all legal practitioners and staff from using ChatGPT
JDJ JOURNAL — Law firm Michael Best & Friedrich has prohibited its legal practitioners and staff from utilizing ChatGPT, an open-source generative AI tool, within their professional capacities.
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REUTERS — With artificial intelligence promising to reshape the practice of law in the coming years, the largest voluntary U.S. attorney membership organization is fielding a team of lawyers to help guide the transformation. The American Bar Association said Monday that it is forming a new group to assess how AI will impact the practice…
Read More about ABA forms group to assess the impact of artificial intelligence on the legal professionCollege professors discuss how ChatGPT could impact classrooms
OBSERVER — It’s the end of August, which means fall semester is right around the corner. But this year, educators are more anxious about the school year than their students. When ChatGPT first erupted onto the scene last winter, no one knew quite what to expect.
Read More about College professors discuss how ChatGPT could impact classroomsArizona State University Law dean Stacy Leeds discusses why the school will allow use of generative AI in applications
BLOOMBERG LAW — Stacy Leeds, dean of Arizona State University College of Law, explains why the school moved to allow law school candidates to use generative AI tools in their admissions applications.
Read More about Arizona State University Law dean Stacy Leeds discusses why the school will allow use of generative AI in applicationsColumbia Law dean Gillian Lester discusses how artificial intelligence will affect the future of employment
COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL — Gillian Lester, Dean and Lucy G. Moses Professor of Law, is an employment law scholar whose interests include income inequality, public finance policy, workplace law, and the design of social insurance laws and regulations.
Read More about Columbia Law dean Gillian Lester discusses how artificial intelligence will affect the future of employmentWilliam & Mary Law hosts conference on ChatGPT’s effect on legal research and writing education
WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — On August 3-4, William & Mary Law School hosted a conference on “Incorporating ChatGPT in the Legal Research & Writing Classroom.” More than 640 legal writing professors and law librarians registered for the virtual event. Attendees represented 169 individual law schools from six countries, seven governmental institutions, and eight…
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