I just posted this short article using memoirs by and/or about five women to illustrate common patterns of conflict. The books describe women throughout the life cycle in different eras and places. Reading people’s stories can help us to “look through others’ eyes” to learn about worlds we do not know and to help us understand … Continue reading Tales of Five Women
Hi everyone. Join me on zoom as we celebrate Women’s History Month in the BIGGEST way! Super excited for my fireside chat with the incredible Gloria Steinem! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/international-advocate-for-peace-award-ceremony-gloria-steinem-invite-tickets-525289784887
This post started as a response to Jen Reynolds’s comment about my Avatar Mediation post. It has grown into this new post about AI generally, growing anxiety about it and the state of the world, and how we can manage this anxiety. AI Risks . . . and Potential Benefits Jen wrote, “I hope that … Continue reading AI, ADR, and Anxiety
I have been reading the classic dystopian novel, 1984, which has eerie echoes in the present day. It is modeled on Stalinist Russia and Nazi Germany and “examines the role of truth and facts within societies and the ways in which they can be manipulated,” according to the Wikipedia summary. It takes place in Oceania, … Continue reading 1984 in 2023
I’m sure no techie, but probably like you, I have been intrigued about stories about the ChatGPT program. One illustration was in my post, A Mediator and a Bot Walk into a Bar … Of course, artificial intelligence almost certainly will become much more sophisticated in the foreseeable future. Major tech firms have been working … Continue reading Avatar Mediation
From George Siedel: The ABA Business Law Section publishes Business Law Today, which recently started a tools section. Here is a link to my piece on negotiation tools. Take a look. [From the home page, click on the title of this post to access the tools.]
Bill Richardson – current hostage negotiator and former US Ambassador the United Nations, US Secretary of Energy, Member of Congress, and Governor of New Mexico (Wikipedia page here) – will deliver the Meyerson Lecture on Tuesday March 14th at 7pm PT at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. If you … Continue reading Bill Richardson to deliver the Bruce E. Meyerson Lecture at Arizona State
The word of the month for March is “hallucination.” Chat GPT and other AI programs have been big news lately. Both this blog and the DRLE listserv have hosted lively discussions about what advances in AI may mean for legal education and conflict resolution — not to mention for poetry about conflict resolution. Just this … Continue reading March: Hallucination
It may be a weird time to suggest getting rid of bar exams considering that bar exams will soon include questions about client counseling and advising, negotiation and dispute resolution, and client relationship and management. Inclusion of these subjects on the bar exam could lead to welcome changes in legal education to better prepare law … Continue reading Should We Get Rid of the Bar Exam?
All this AI stuff is bending my mind. It’s been around for quite a while, but the experience with ChatGPT has profoundly changed our perceptions, feelings, and expectations about it. We wonder what human skills and tasks will become obsolete as machines are able to perform some so much better, faster, and cheaper. People have … Continue reading AI and Empathy
