HBKU College of Law and College of Humanities and Social Sciences co-host talk on impact of ChatGPT on education and law

HBKU College of Law and College of Humanities and Social Sciences co-host talk on impact of ChatGPT on education and law

Doha – Hamad Bin Khalifa University’s (HBKU) College of Law and College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) co-organized a panel discussion exploring the emergence of ChatGPT within the fields of computer science, education, and law, in the latest edition of College of Law’s Law & Tech Talks series.

Titled “The Use of ChatGPT: Perspectives from Computer Science Education and Law,” the panel featured welcome remarks from Dean Susan L. Karamanian of the College of Law. Dr. Georgios Dimitropoulos, Associate Professor, College of Law, served as the discussion’s moderator.

The Law & Tech Talk panel included Dr. Michael J. Benedik, Provost, HBKU, Dr. Roberto Di Pietro

Professor, HBKU College of Science and Engineering, Dr. George Mikros, Professor, CHSS, and Dr. Richard Steinberg, Visiting Professor, College of Law and Jonathan D. Varat Endowed Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science at the University of California Los Angeles. Together, they delved into the potential implications of AI-powered language generation and its impact on communication. The discussion also centered on the challenges of using AI in legal settings and the future of written essay assessments across all levels of education.

“The reality that AI-powered algorithms such as ChatGPT can achieve high levels of linguistic competence forces