Remember when parties developed unrealistic expectations all by themselves? Now they have AI to help. These days, mediators may have to work through expectations that have hardened around an AI-generated assessment. Lawyers may have to explain why the AI analysis is wrong, incomplete, or wildly overconfident. And imagine the client’s surprise when the other side … Continue reading What Are We Going to Do About AI Slop?
The RPS Coach homepage not only describes the AI tool, the values embedded in it, and the topics it covers. It also includes a publications section with practical guides and tools that people may freely use, distribute, and post on their own websites. I recently added several new resources that may be useful in legal … Continue reading New Resources for Law Students and Disputants
Are you putting the finishing touches on your syllabi for the fall? If you’re teaching mediation, interviewing, counseling, and negotiation, an ADR survey course, or a related subject, you might consider including a fun new teaching resource in your course. What Happened? A Mediation Story Featuring RPS Coach is a plausible story that students can … Continue reading Teaching Mediation This Fall? Consider Starting with a Story
Colleagues recently had a lively discussion on the DRLE listserv about negotiation and mediation theory. This post summarizes my perspective and includes my posts in that discussion. I hadn’t planned to write the series of posts, but comments in this thread prompted me to summarize my perspective. Many of the comments raise broad questions about … Continue reading Negotiation and Mediation Theory After 30+ Years: A Practice-Based Framework
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
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
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly part of daily life in legal and mediation practice. Mediators and lawyers (“practitioners”) may wonder how they can use it to provide good client service and remain competitive in the marketplace. Indeed, some practitioners may wonder whether they’ll be able to do so in the future without using AI. Recent … Continue reading Getting Ahead of the Curve: A Video for Mediators and Lawyers About AI
This post introduces a new 27-minute video, How Faculty and Students Can Use AI Effectively, which outlines principles for using artificial intelligence in legal education and dispute resolution. It explains how to write effective prompts, assess AI responses, and use these tools responsibly. The video provides a general introduction to AI, including tips for using … Continue reading How Faculty and Students Can Use AI Effectively
If you are interested in AI and mediation, check out Jim Melamed’s excellent webinar, Balancing Automation, AI & the Human Touch, sponsored by the Greater New York Chapter of the Association for Conflict Resolution and the CUNY Dispute Resolution Center at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. There are tons of webinars and podcasts, … Continue reading Great Jim Melamed Webinar: Balancing Automation, AI & the Human Touch
On Thursday, July 10, I will have a conversation with mediator Jeff Kichaven as part of the Will Work For Food Program. It sponsors webinars for attorneys, mediators and arbitrators. These programs are free. Attendees are encouraged to make donations to their local food bank. Here’s a list of food banks and similar charities. WWFF … Continue reading Presentation on July 10 to Benefit Food Banks — About How AI Can Help Mediators
