UC Berkeley Law adopts formal policy on using AI programs during research and exams
REUTERS — The University of California, Berkeley School of Law is among the first law schools to adopt a formal policy on student use of generative artificial intelligence such as ChatGPT. The policy, rolled out April 14, allows students to use AI technology to conduct research or correct grammar. But it may not be used…
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JD SUPRA — Generative AI. Bard. Bing AI. Large language models. Artificial intelligence continues to dominate headlines and workplace chats across every industry since OpenAI’s public release of ChatGPT in November of 2022. Nowhere was this more evident than at this year’s Legalweek event. The annual conference, which gathers thousands of attorneys, legal practitioners, and eDiscovery providers together in…
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THOMSON REUTERS — Over time, legal research software has made revolutionary strides. All these strides have allowed for massive leaps to have been made in legal research technology and resources in just the past few years. Thomson Reuters Law School Account Manager and attorney Mark Frongillo states, “The problems legal researchers are solving haven’t changed significantly…
Read More about When law schools should consider upgrading legal research softwareCollege faculty voice concerns over using AI-detection software to uncover cheating
INSIDE HIGHER ED — When Turnitin was launched in 1998, the early ed-tech start-up promised a solution to one of the most pressing threats to academic integrity in the nascent internet era: easy plagiarism from online sources. Twenty-five years later, the question on every classroom instructor’s lips has shifted from “how do I know if my student is copying…
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REUTERS — Artificial intelligence can now outperform most law school graduates on the bar exam, the grueling two-day test aspiring attorneys must pass to practice law in the United States, according to a new study released Wednesday. GPT-4, the upgraded AI model released this week by Microsoft-backed OpenAI, scored 297 on the bar exam in an experiment conducted…
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THE NATIONAL JURIST — As a law student, you have a big challenge ahead of you when it comes to writing. You need to learn how to write clearly, concisely, and persuasively if you want to be successful in your legal career. Although it might seem like ChatGPT (or other chatbots) can do the work…
Read More about Why law students shouldn’t rely on ChatGPT to write assignmentsUniversity of Houston Law Center Peter Salib discusses how ChatGPT will change education
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — The use of artificial intelligence platforms such as ChatGPT will have widespread implications on education and in professional settings, according to University of Houston Law Center Assistant Professor Peter Salib. While ChatGPT has the potential for abuse and inaccuracies, Salib added that when used properly, it can benefit students…
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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — It’s hard to believe that ChatGPT appeared on the scene just three months ago, promising to transform how we write. The chatbot, easy to use and trained on vast amounts of digital text, is now pervasive. Higher education, rarely quick about anything, is still trying to comprehend the scope…
Read More about How colleges are responding to the use of ChatGPT by studentsBloomberg Law highlights law schools’ efforts to create tech savvy graduates
BLOOMBERG LAW — Technology has become an integral part of society, and law schools are realizing that if they want to produce practice-ready attorneys and legal professionals in the 21st century, they must incorporate technology into their learning environment. Through tech-focused certificate programs, technology labs, tournaments, and interdisciplinary instruction and collaboration, some law schools today…
Read More about Bloomberg Law highlights law schools’ efforts to create tech savvy graduatesOpinion: Lawyers should embrace artificial intelligence
ABA JOURNAL — Artificial intelligence has the potential to change the world in which we work and live. If you’ve been paying attention, you know that AI-related transformation is already happening, and the legal industry is not immune. As I’ve discussed in past columns, there are already many AI-powered technologies available to legal professionals that streamline workflowsand automate tedious…
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