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Dec. 23, 2025

How legal professionals are using AI with Professor Robin Feldman

Professor Robin Feldman is the Arthur J. Goldberg Distinguished Professor of Law at UC Law and the director of the AI Law & Innovation Institute. For nearly a decade, she has provided technical advice on AI policy to the U.S. government, including various congressional committees, the Army Cyber Institute, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and other federal and state agencies.

How legal professionals are using AI with Professor Robin Feldman
Professor Robin Feldman

As someone who has been tracking AI for 20 years, have you been surprised at the recent speed with which it has affected the legal profession? Has anything turned out differently than you expected?

Frankly, I expected AI policy and regulation issues to take off a decade ago. Around that time, I was asked to help the GAO draft a report to Congress on the future of AI and its impact on society. I assumed that was the kickoff of government interest, but then there was nothing.....

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