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What's one lesson, institution, or idea from America's first 250 years that should help guide its future?
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The U.S. Constitution is the world’s oldest currently in force, and some would say it’s showing its age. To be sure, the drafters created some enduring institutions that have proved highly influential: federalism, the Bill of Rights and the presidency, to name a few. But the document also has anomalies that make little sense.
According to the Roman Emperor Tiberius, a ruler can either “shear the sheep” for many years, by encouraging productive activity from which to generate tax revenues, or he can “skin them alive” just once. By brazenly using the US government to pillage the country, President Donald Trump has apparently chosen the knife.
Dean Adam Chilton was recently highlighted by the The National Law Review as one of the law deans driving AI innovation in legal education.
The University of Chicago Law School "is integrating AI into legal education while preserving the habits of analysis, judgment, and independent thinking that define its intellectual culture," the article states.
Chilton observes, “A law school now must ensure that the lawyer of tomorrow is able to add unique human value for their clients and appropriately navigate responsible, effective, and ethical use of AI."
