LAW-865 - AI & the Law

Semester Credits: 2 Weeks: 10

Artificial intelligence is changing the world, the workplace, and the practice of law. Attorneys increasingly rely on AI-based tools to scan and review documents, find helpful case law, and draft pleadings and other documents. But lawyers must be careful to understand both the capabilities and limitations of artificial intelligence. The justice system will have to consider legal issues about whether and when AI-based evidence will be admissible, who should bear the burden of showing it is reliable, and how it can be challenged. This course will explore these and other issues as we examine how AI works and how lawyers and the legal system can use it as a tool and deal with it as potential evidence.