CU Boulder team competes in 2026 National Ethics Case Competition; Colorado Law, April 27, 2026

 Colorado Law; CU Boulder team competes in 2026 National Ethics Case Competition

"A team of law and computer science students from the University of Colorado Boulder traveled to Washington, D.C., in April for a competition requiring them to resolve complex business and ethical dilemmas before a panel of judges. 

The CU Boulder team, which included J.D. student Ben Shatz, Master of Studies in Laws student Baat Enosh, and computer science graduate students Amit Kiran Rege and Ayushi Sabnis, advanced to the semifinals of the National Ethics Case Competition, where they faced 18 other teams at the Bush School of Government and Public Service...

The event included a formal presentation and question-and-answer session testing their abilities to defend principle-based solutions to complex ethical challenges.

“The competition was unique because there was no single ‘right’ answer,” said Rege, the team’s captain. “The primary challenge was synthetizing a wide range of perspectives into a cohesive conclusion that remained bold and opinionated without becoming generic.”

Although Cornell University left with the top prize, the CU Boulder team earned the “Most Innovative Solutions” award for its essay, which proposed a comprehensive governance framework for AI model companies. 

The competition is led by Texas A&M University in partnership with the Denver-based Daniels Fund."

AI chatbot can pass national lawyer ethics exam; Reuters, November 16, 2023

Karen Sloan, Reuters ; AI chatbot can pass national lawyer ethics exam

"Popular AI chatbot GPT-4 outperforms most aspiring lawyers on the legal ethics exam required by nearly every state in order to practice law, a new study has found.

GPT-4 answered 74% of the questions correctly on a simulated Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (MPRE), compared with an estimated 68% average among human test takers nationwide, according to a report released on Thursday by LegalOn Technologies — which sells AI software that reviews contracts...

A spokesperson for the National Conference of Bar Examiners, which develops the MPRE, said that it could not assess the LegalOn report's claims that GPT-4 can pass its ethics test.

"The legal profession is always evolving in its use of technology, and will continue to do so," said National Conference spokesperson Sophie Martin. She added that "attorneys have a unique set of skills that AI cannot currently match."...

“This research demonstrates for the first time that top-performing generative AI models can apply black-letter ethical rules as effectively as aspiring lawyers,” the study reads."

Free Textbooks for Law Students; Inside Higher Ed, January 3, 2020

Lindsay McKenzie, Inside Higher Ed; Free Textbooks for Law Students

"Law school is notoriously expensive, but a growing number of professors are pushing back on the idea that law textbooks must be expensive, too. Faculty members at the New York University School of Law have taken matters into their own hands by publishing their own textbooks at no cost to students."