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State Bar & Bar Associations,
Legal Education

May 1, 2025

AI-generated exam questions caused disproportionate problems, State Bar says

California Supreme Court petition shows AI-written questions were more likely to be thrown out, confirming test-takers' complaints about February exam.

AI-generated exam questions caused disproportionate problems, State Bar says
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Bar exam questions generated with artificial intelligence were far more likely to confuse or mislead test takers--and be thrown out--than those written by humans, according to a petition filed with the California Supreme Court on Tuesday.

The filing from the State Bar revealed that AI-generated questions accounted for a disproportionate share of the exam's "performance issues," reinforcing concerns from February test takers who reported strange wording, typos and le...

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