By now, you know that students are using AI. Some faculty express concern, and they hope that AI tools will just go away – or that students won’t use them. Not gonna happen. One recent study found that 86% of university students occasionally, frequently, or very frequently use general artificial intelligence tools. About 70% of … Continue reading What Do AI and Sex Have in Common?
I have been interested in the use of AI in legal education, as you may have noticed. Law schools up and down the US News hierarchy have undertaken initiatives to incorporate AI in a wide range of activities involving curriculum, research, policy, innovation, client service, and access to justice. This post highlights Case Western Reserve’s … Continue reading Case Western’s Model of AI Education in Law Schools
Critics warn that AI will undermine the value of education, eroding students’ critical thinking and writing skills. They might be right – if faculty ignore AI. You could respond to these warnings by not adopting an AI policy or simply prohibiting students from using it. If so, critics’ predictions are likely to become self-fulfilling prophecies. … Continue reading AI Critics Might Be Right – If Faculty Do Nothing
I asked the AI tool Perplexity about AI in legal education. It cited an ABA survey finding that “55% of law schools reported having classes dedicated to AI, 32% offered interdisciplinary opportunities to use AI, and 83% provided opportunities such as clinics involving AI.” It added: “Recent developments show law schools are broadening and deepening … Continue reading Emerging Trends in Law School AI Initiatives
We’ve all used the terms “facilitative” and “evaluative” to describe mediation as if everyone knows what they mean. Earlier this year, I surveyed experts about how they understand these terms – and how they think others understand them. Spoiler alert: This study found that people are hopelessly confused about these terms, including experts in our … Continue reading Seriously, You’re Really Still Saying “Facilitative” and “Evaluative” Mediation in 2025?
Artificial intelligence is already transforming the ways lawyers, educators, students, scholars, and dispute resolution professionals work. The pace of change is accelerating. How should we respond collectively? How will you respond to help your students and/or clients deal with this new world? To help figure this out, you can read a concise new article, Responsible … Continue reading Responsible Realism About AI in Law and Dispute Resolution
Artificial intelligence (AI) has arrived – and it’s not just here to win at chess, write mediocre love poems, or suggest the perfect Spotify playlist. It’s pulling up a chair at the dispute resolution table. In When AI Comes to the Table: How Tech Tools Will Change ADR, I explore the growing wave of AI-powered … Continue reading When AI Comes to the Table: A Taste of the Future for Dispute Resolution
Professor Carli N. Conklin has been named Director of the Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution (CSDR) at the University of Missouri School of Law. She succeeds Professor Ilhyung Lee, who served as the Center’s director from 2019 to 2025. Carli brings a rich blend of scholarly insight, historical perspective, and teaching excellence to … Continue reading Carli Conklin Succeeds Ilhyung Lee as Director of Missouri’s Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution
Imagine doing your work without word processing, spell checkers, email, the internet, search engines, voicemail, cell phones, or Zoom. That’s how you’ll probably feel in the not-too-distant future about working without artificial intelligence (AI). Innovations often seem radical at first. In time, people just take them for granted. ABA Formal Opinion 512 states that lawyers … Continue reading AI and Dispute Resolution: Why You’ll Need It Sooner Than You Think
Many of the people we admire for their work on dispute resolution aren’t formally part of the dispute resolution community. They include lawyers, judges, law professors, and others whose work embodies the spirit of our field – even when they use different language, work in other disciplines, or serve in different roles. Some time ago, … Continue reading You Really Should Know About John Inazu
