Gen AI literacy for new associates is expected, not optional. Yet most law schools have not caught up, and students are arriving in practice without the foundational skills to use these tools safely and effectively. …
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Most AI Policies Ask the Wrong Question: It’s Not Whether AI Is Used, but What Cognitive Function It’s Replacing
There’s been a lot of buzz lately about AI policies and whether they should prohibit or encourage generative AI use among legal practitioners and law students. Many policies land at one pole or the other. …
UW System Launches Free AI Literacy Series: The AI Skills Access Passport
The Universities of Wisconsin recently launched ASAP: AI Skills Access Passport, a free, seven-episode video series designed to help the general public build foundational AI literacy. I thought it was well done. Each episode runs …
From WisBlawg to the Chronicle of Higher Education: A Closer Look at AI-Generated Media for Promoting Scholarly Work
Last summer, I received an email from Academia.edu with a link to an AI-generated podcast it had created based on an article I wrote about law faculty scholarly visibility. I listened, and I wasn’t impressed. …
UW Law School Winter Ethics CLE Seminar Series Returns January 27-29
Each January, the UW Law School offers a series of Ethics CLE seminars. Once again, I have the pleasure of presenting on GenAI with my Law Library colleague, Kris Turner. If you’re interested in attending …
NotebookLM for Lawyers: AI That Focuses on Your Documents
Legal work runs on documents. Case files, contracts, discovery materials, correspondence – they accumulate. Whether you’re building a timeline from scattered dates, searching for contradictions in witness statements, or extracting key clauses from multiple agreements, …
A Practical Guide on AI Prompting for Legal Professionals
The November issue of Wisconsin Lawyer features a practical guide I wrote on using generative AI effectively in legal practice. “AI Prompting for Legal Professionals: The Art of Asking the Right Question” offers a framework …
Does Fee Denial Signal New Expectations for Detecting Opposing Counsel’s AI Hallucinations?
Lawyers who fail to verify AI-generated content do so at their own peril – and now, potentially at the peril of fee awards. A California Court of Appeals decision adds a new wrinkle to the …
The Bluebook’s New AI Citation Rule Misses the Mark
In case you missed it, the latest edition of the Bluebook has introduced a new rule on citing AI-generated content. While I agree that a rule addressing GenAI was needed, unfortunately, Rule 18.3’s approach misses …
UW Law School Explores GenAI’s Role in Corporate Compliance
The Wisconsin Compliance Initiative will host “A New Era of Corporate Compliance: Opportunities, Risks, and Ethical Dimensions of Generative AI and Emerging Technologies” on Wednesday, September 17, from 4:00 to 6:00 PM. The program is …