Tag Archives: Technology

Have You Used RPS Coach?  I’d Love Your Testimonials and Feedback – by Friday, June 26

I’d love your help. Mediate.com created a terrific new webpage for RPS Coach, with information about its core values, suggestions for getting the best results, descriptions of the topics it covers, and links to the publications incorporated into the tool.  Take a look at the homepage. Now I’d like to add a Testimonials page. Many … Continue reading Have You Used RPS Coach?  I’d Love Your Testimonials and Feedback – by Friday, June 26 →

Do You Know That You Use ODR?

Many dispute resolution practitioners would answer that question with a simple “no.” Until recently, I would have answered the question the same way. When I thought about online dispute resolution (ODR), I thought about specialized online platforms like eBay.  ODR seemed like a distinct corner of the dispute resolution field that was completely disconnected from … Continue reading Do You Know That You Use ODR? →

Mediate.com Hosts RPS Coach

If you want to learn how you can benefit from RPS Coach, check out the new Mediate.com webpage. RPS Coach is a free AI tool offered as a public service.  It is designed to help mediators, attorneys, parties, educators, students, trainees, and ADR program administrators prepare for and participate in negotiation and mediation.  It reflects … Continue reading Mediate.com Hosts RPS Coach →

Are You Afraid of Becoming a Zombie If You Use AI?

Many people fear that artificial intelligence (AI) will undermine human skills, making them less capable of exercising independent judgment.  They worry that machines take control and humans lose control. Sometimes that’s exactly what happens. This problem, in my view, is not primarily that AI is too powerful. The problem is that some people don’t recognize … Continue reading Are You Afraid of Becoming a Zombie If You Use AI? →

Could AI Hallucinations Improve Professional Thinking?

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You’re hallucinating if you think AI won’t hallucinate. Reports of fake citations, fabricated quotations, manipulated images, and AI-generated misinformation now appear regularly.  Lawyers using generative AI have submitted fictitious cases in court filings and have been sanctioned. These developments understandably alarm legal and dispute resolution professionals.  They should. My article, The Surprising Value of AI … Continue reading Could AI Hallucinations Improve Professional Thinking? →

I Knew Colin Rule Was Impressive.  But I Didn’t Know the Half of It.

I have known Colin Rule for more than twenty years.  During that time, I knew that he had done a lot of impressive things in ODR and that he’s a real mensch. What I didn’t appreciate until recently was the extraordinary breadth of his work, the depth of his thinking, and how much he has … Continue reading I Knew Colin Rule Was Impressive.  But I Didn’t Know the Half of It. →

California’s Proposed Ethics Rules Emphasize Duty to Avoid AI Hallucinations

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The State Bar of California has proposed amendments to comments accompanying several Rules of Professional Conduct addressing lawyers’ use of artificial intelligence (AI). The proposed comments do not create new ethical duties.  Rather, they elaborate how existing rules apply to lawyers’ use of AI.  Although the proposed comments would apply only in California, they make … Continue reading California’s Proposed Ethics Rules Emphasize Duty to Avoid AI Hallucinations →

How Will AI Affect Legal Practice and Education?

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? →

Ghostwriter or Coach?  New Articles Offer Practical Help with AI in Student Writing

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 →