A recent New York Times article described how OpenAI updated ChatGPT to be more emotionally responsive – and ended up creating a tool that some users interpreted as a soulmate, life coach, or cosmic truth-teller. In extreme cases, it reportedly encouraged delusional thinking and even gave instructions related to suicide. Those cases are tragic and … Continue reading Resisting Sycophancy
On Friday afternoon, I gave a presentation to the Association of Missouri Mediators (AMM) about AI and RPS Coach. I zipped through my powerpoint to make time for a live demo of RPS Coach. I developed these follow-up materials you might want to check out, including links to: The slides and chat transcript from the … Continue reading Zoom and the Evolution of Professional Gatherings
That’s the question that Nancy B. Rapoport and Joseph R. Tiano, Jr., discussed in Fighting the Hypothetical: Why Law Firms Should Rethink the Billable Hour in the Generative AI Era. This article provides a deep analysis, summarized in the abstract (with added blank lines to enhance readability): As the legal profession continues to grasp the … Continue reading How Will AI Affect Legal Practice and Education?
At the recent AALS ADR Section WIP Conference, I led a focus group to explore how faculty are using – and thinking about using – AI in their courses. The participants shared a range of thoughtful insights, revealing both enthusiasm and caution. Their responses offered a snapshot of what experimentation with AI looks like now, … Continue reading Teaching with AI: Faculty Reflections and a Preview of Professors’ Dilemma
The New York Times recently published an article, 48 Hours Without A.I., by A.J. Jacobs. He decided to live for 48 hours without AI or machine learning to gauge how pervasive these technologies have become in daily life. His goal was to expose “the AI hiding in plain sight” and understand what modern life would … Continue reading AI is Everywhere – Almost
Many colleagues at the AALS ADR Section Works-in-Progress Conference focused on various aspects of artificial intelligence (AI). Their papers included the following: The Bots are Coming: How Can Law Professors Stay One Step Ahead?, Hal Abramson (Touro) Detecting and Challenging AI Drafted Arbitration Awards, Rishi Batra (McGeorge) Data Resolution: How AI Agents Change Conflict, Simon … Continue reading AI at the WIP
Hal Abramson’s article, Time-Pressured Negotiations, deals with a very real phenomenon in real life. It considers how to negotiate when you do not have the time to use your best negotiation practices. He writes that no other article has considered what to do when in a time-pressured negotiation other than to advise you not to … Continue reading Hal Abramson on Time-Pressured Negotiations
Don’t you just hate it when you suspect a student submitted a paper written by AI and you can’t tell for sure? You’re not alone – a recent survey finds that many faculty share your concern. These concerns – and potential solutions – are the focus of two short articles worth checking out: Faculty Use … Continue reading Ghostwriter or Coach? New Articles Offer Practical Help with AI in Student Writing
The ABA Journal recently published an article, Utah Announces Skills-Based Path to Law Licensure. It states: Last week, the Utah Supreme Court approved a new process that requires candidates to perform 240 hours of post-graduation supervised practice, complete specific skills-based coursework, and pass a new one-day written test similar to the Multistate Performance Test and … Continue reading Utah Is the Latest State to Move to Skills-Based Licensing
The quality of AI outputs depends on users’ skill in inputting good prompts. That’s the premise of my new article: The Art of AI Prompting in Law and Dispute Resolution Practice. It provides practical guidance about how to use AI tools responsibly, ethically, and effectively. It describes core skills including: Choosing the right AI tool … Continue reading The Art of the Prompt for Lawyers, Mediators, and Arbitrators
