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University AI Policies
- Google Doc Spreadsheet of US University Policies on ChatGPT/Generative AICompiled by Scribbr, regularly updated
- UC Berkeley Law Policy on the Use of Generative AI SoftwareOne of the first law school policies specifically addressing use of generative AI.
- T14 law school [University of Michigan] bans ChatGPT on application essaysby Debra Cassens Weiss, ABA Journal, July 21, 2023
Citing Generative AI Use
While the Bluebook has not adopted a rule on how to cite generative AI, scholars have made several proposals on how to do so. The rules adopted by other systems of citation may also provide helpful guidance.
- Best Practices for Disclosure and Citation When Using Artificial Intelligence ToolsMark L. Shope, 112 Geo. L. J. Online 1 (2023)
- Incorporating Chatbot Citations into Bluebook Formatting GuidelinesProposal by Gabriel H. Teninbaum, Assistant Dean for Innovation, Strategic Initiatives & Distance Education, and Professor of Legal Writing, Suffolk University Law School, written using ChatGPT.
Generative AI Detection
While there are several tools purporting to be able to detect whether text has been AI-generated, studies of their efficacy have shown that they are unreliable, producing a large number of both false positives and negatives.
- AI-text detection tools are really easy to foolby Rhiannon Williams, MIT Technology, Review, July 7, 2023
- Why AI detectors think the US Constitution was written by AIby Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, July 14, 2023
Scholarly Articles
- ChatGPT Goes to Law SchoolJonathan H. Choi, Kristin E. Hickman, Amy Monahan, & Daniel Schwarcz, Journal of Legal Education (forthcoming, 2023)
- ChatGPT, Professor of LawTammy Pettinato Oltz, 2023 U. Ill. J.L. Tech. & Pol'y 208 (2023)
- ChatGPT and the future of legal education and practiceMarjan Ajevski, , Kim Barker, Andrew Gilbert, Liz Hardie, & Francine Ryan, The Law Teacher (2023)
- The Ultimate Study Partner: Using A Custom Chatbot To Optimize Student Studying During Law SchoolSean A. Harrington, SSRN (draft working paper), Jun. 7, 2023
News and Blog Posts
- HeinOnline in the Classroom: AI and ChatGPTby Martin Goffeney, HeinOnline Blog, July 21, 2023
- Learning the Law with AI: Why Law School Students Are Tentative about Using ChatGPTSerena Wellen, LawNext, June 2, 2023
- Some Law Schools Already are Using ChatGPT to Teach Legal Research and Writingby Stephanie Francis Ward, ABA Journal, June 1, 2023
- Law Students Assess Pros and Cons of ChatGPT as a Legal Research ToolWisBlawg, Jan. 23, 2023
- How Students Prepping For The Bar Exam Can Leverage AIby Joseph Wilson, Law360, May 18, 2023