Artificial Intelligence Policy

Global Tech Sat, 22 Aug 2026 03:13:16 GMT Moderate confidence — 64/100

Effective Summer 2026 Purpose Future lawyers may need to use artificial intelligence (“AI”) fluently.
But the current state of the technology requires that AI use be coupled with the cognitive skills necessary to strategically deploy the technology, to critically assess its work product, and to uphold ethical obligations to clients and to the legal system.
In short, thinking remains the sine qua non of good lawyering (and of a quality legal education).

Effective Summer 2026 Purpose Future lawyers may need to use artificial intelligence (“AI”) fluently.
But the current state of the technology requires that AI use be coupled with the cognitive skills necessary to strategically deploy the technology, to critically assess its work product, and to uphold ethical obligations to clients and to the legal system.
In short, thinking remains the sine qua non of good lawyering (and of a quality legal education).

Sources: Berkeley