Harvard Law School Dean Goldberg Forms Artificial Intelligence Committee
Harvard Law School has established a new steering committee to address artificial intelligence technologies, while some donors have proposed reducing the three-year law program to two years.
Harvard Law School Dean John C.P. Goldberg has formed a steering committee to determine the faculty's strategy in the face of artificial intelligence and addressed proposals from donors for a two-year J.D. program.
AI Working Group Elevated to Committee
Having operated as a working group last fall, the structure was recently elevated to the level of a steering committee, according to information provided by professors.
The committee is co-chaired by Associate Dean Christopher T. Bavitz and Vice Dean Maureen Molly E. Brady.
Donors Propose Two-Year Law Program
Prominent donors of the faculty put forward proposals during meetings of the Dean's Advisory Council and Leadership Council to reduce the three-year J.D. program to two years.
While it was noted that this suggestion voiced at the meetings came from donors rather than directly from Dean Goldberg, the school administration declined to make an official comment on the matter.
Measures Against Artificial Intelligence for Exams
The newly established artificial intelligence committee distributed written guidelines to faculty members, recommending that evaluation processes be made secure against artificial intelligence.
Among the best practices recommended is conducting in-class written exams where students can only access printed materials.