This unit explores the historical roots of artificial intelligence, debunks common myths, and situates contemporary AI developments within debates about the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the next-generation internet. Using case examples (including Olga Mack/TermScout) and human+AI collaboration frameworks, students learn to assess AI claims and communicate implications for legal technology and professional practice.
Learning Objectives
- Analyze major historical milestones and technological shifts in AI and explain how they inform current legal technology applications and policy debates
- Evaluate common myths and misconceptions about AI, citing evidence to distinguish hype from technical and ethical realities relevant to legal professionals
- Apply human+AI collaboration principles to design or critique a legal workflow (e.g., contract review, e-discovery) that balances efficiency, accuracy, and professional responsibility
- Demonstrate clear, audience-appropriate communication strategies for explaining AI capabilities, limitations, and potential impacts (including Internet evolution) to legal stakeholders
Curriculum
- 1 Section
- 8 Lessons
- 30 hours
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- Unit 2 — AI Foundations and Legal Impact8
- 1.1THE BIRTH OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE20 mins
- 1.2AI MYTHS, BUSTED!20 mins
- 1.3FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, OR IS IT?20 mins
- 1.4STEPPING IT UP20 mins
- 1.5OLGA MACK, CEO OF TERMSCOUT, BEST-SELLING AUTHOR, AND FELLOW AT CODEX STANFORD20 mins
- 1.6HUMAN + AI > AI OR HUMAN ALONE20 mins
- 1.7THE MYTH WAS A LIE20 mins
- 1.8INTERNET 2.0, OR IS IT?20 mins
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