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Generative AI Resources for Law Students: News & Resources

This guide provides an overview of generative AI tools, including ChatGPT, and addresses how these tools may be used in law school and in legal practice.

Keeping Up with GenAI

There are several newsletters covering recent news and updates about generative AI and the law. Here are a few:

LawSites, Bob Ambrogi. While not focused on just AI, Ambrogi is a leading voice in legal tech.
The Brainyacts, Josh Kubicki. Daily blog on AI in law school and legal practice, with examples and news highlights.
One Useful Thing, Ethan Mollick. “A research-based view on the implications of AI”
AI Law Librarians - “All Things AI Law Librarian-ish, Generative AI, and Legal Research/Education/Technology.” Not just for law librarians!
AI Snake Oil, Arvind Narayanan and Sayash Kapoor. “What makes AI click, what makes it fail, and how to tell the difference”
Legal Tech Trends, Peter Duffy, "Get smarter about legal tech and AI"
Artificial Lawyer, "Legal Tech & AI News and Views"
LawDroid Manifesto, Tom Markin, The lawyer and legal technologist who founded LawDroid regularly shares insights on AI in the legal field through blogs and podcasts.

Recent News

Sam Altman, Who will control the future of AI?, Washington Post, Opinion, 7/25/24
Anthropic Touts New AI Model as “Most Intelligent Yet,” Time: Tech/Artificial Intelligence, 6/20/24
Apple Jumps Into A.I. Fray With Apple Intelligence, The New York Times, 6/10/24
OpenAI Unveils New ChatGPT That Listens, Looks and Talks, New York Times, 5/13/24

Webinars & Presentations

AI for Attorneys: ChatGPT and Beyond, Bob Ambrogi & Jordan Turk (presented by Smokeball), 8/10/23
Real Talk Beyond ChatGPT: What Recent AI Advances Mean for Legal, ALM/Law.Com, 3/15/23 (webinar recording)
Computational Law & Generative AI – Generative AI in the Legal World, Dazza Greenwood, founder of law.MIT.edu(opens in a new tab), 4/19/23 presentation at Berkeley Law
LunchGPT with Kevin Frazier; past presentations.

Podcasts

Pablo Arredondo on the One-Year Anniversary of CoCounsel, The Geek in Review, 2/29/24
Projections for Legal Tech and Innovations in 2024, The Geek in Review, 1/15/24
Unconfuse Me with Bill Gates: Sam Altman, 1/10/24
A Lot Has Happened in AI – Let’s Catch Up, The Ezra Klein Show, 12/1/23
Cat Moon and Mark Williams Launch the New Vanderbilt AI Law Lab (VAILL), The Geek in Review, 11/14/23
How and Why Davis Wright Built Its Own GenAI Chatbot Legal Speak, 9/15/23