- University of Chicago bans first-year law students from using phones, tablets, and laptops in class to combat AI reliance.
- Ban aims to ensure students think critically and independently, while acknowledging AI's widespread availability in legal practice.
- Strategic vision includes AI-resilient pedagogy, promoting human skills, and teaching ethical AI use.
- First-year students will have 'classroom scribes' for notes, with professors controlling device use for specific activities.
- Assignments require AI as a tool for research and writing but not for completing work, with faculty reviewing AI use.
- Upper-level elective courses will focus on AI adoption in legal fields, preparing students for evolving technology.