How AI programs could shape the future of the legal profession

February 22, 2023

LIVE LAW — “AI is a game-changer in the legal field and has the potential to revolutionise the way lawyers work,” said Supreme Court judge Hima Kohli on Saturday.

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Opinion: AI can’t replace good lawyers

February 22, 2023

BLOOMBERG LAW — Law professors Deborah Jones Merritt and Mary Lu Bilek assess the implications of ChatGPT’s ability to (almost) pass the bar exam, and what that says about the test as a marker of the ability to effectively practice law. 

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Researchers look at AI program ChatGPT’s ability to pass law school exams

January 31, 2023

REUTERS — ChatGPT cannot yet outscore most law students on exams, new research suggests, but it can eke out a passing grade. A quartet of law professors at the University of Minnesota used the popular artificial intelligence chatbot to generate answers to exams in four courses last semester, then graded them blindly alongside actual students’

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Lawyers look for flexible legal technology services and platforms

January 30, 2023

ABA JOURNAL — Over the past few years, the legal industry has undergone significant changes, in large part driven by the adoption of technologies needed to maintain operability in the midst of uncertainty. Lawyers and law firms have necessarily adapted to unpredictability, and technology has provided the means to do so.

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Universities adapt teaching methods to combat surge of AI chatbot programs

January 24, 2023

CANADA TODAY — In higher education, colleges and universities have hesitated to ban the AI ​​tool because administrators doubt the move would be effective and do not want to violate academic freedom. This means that the way people teach is changing instead.

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Law professors share concerns over the AI program ChatGPT and cheating

January 18, 2023

REUTERS — The artificial intelligence program ChatGPT came up short last month on the multiple choice portion of the bar exam. Law professors are among those both alarmed and delighted by ChatGPT since its November release. 

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How developments in AI could impact law school curricula

January 18, 2023

TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION — The emergence of ChatGPT underlines that keeping the status quo may be the beginning of the end for legal education, warns Mimi Zou.

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A look at the connection between diversity and legal technology

November 14, 2022

ARTIFICIAL LAWYER — There is no shortage of empirical evidence highlighting how a diverse workforce has an outsized, positive impact on a team, company and/or industry. There is likewise a similar body of research drawing a causal nexus between successful technology adoption and a company or industry’s performance

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Law School Survey of Student Engagement reports law students are comfortable and satisfied with online learning

October 28, 2022

INSIDE HIGHER ED — Law school students are increasingly both satisfied and comfortable with online learning, according to the 2022 Law School Survey of Student Engagement.

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University of New Mexico law professor discusses research on AI harm and culpability

October 27, 2022

THE UNIVERSITY OF MEXICO SCHOOL OF LAW — Imagine your identity gets stolen or misconfigured online, resulting in serious personal damages. The cause was an error rooted in Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, equipment with no face or name. So, who’s to blame? Is it the company that hosts the technology, the state who commissioned it, the

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