University of Texas Law Alters AI Policy to Stop Skills Loss (1)

The University of Texas School of Law’s dean is calling for a new approach with generative artificial intelligence policies to counter the risk that the technology will erode the learning of essential skills.

Faculty must emphasize Socratic-style questioning in teaching, Dean Robert “Bobby” Chesney said in a Tuesday memo to staff. They should view classroom time as “the sole context in which a professor can be certain” a student is learning without AI.

Professors should “emphasize to students the value of doing the hard work in the first instance themselves,” Chesney said, though also ensure they learn AI skills. “The ...