Karen Sloan

California

Reporter covering legal education and law firms for @ReutersLegal. Previous stints at @lawdotcom and @OWHNews. Tips, story ideas to [email protected]

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California's February bar exam mess is costing millions to clean up

2 weeks ago | reuters.com | Karen Sloan

June 6 (Reuters) - The State Bar of California said on Thursday that it has hired a consulting firm to review the scoring of its February bar exam, adding to the millions the organization has spent to clean up mess from the botched test rollout.
California's February bar exam mess is costing millions to clean up

2 weeks ago | today.westlaw.com | Karen Sloan

(Reuters) - The State Bar of California said on Thursday that it has hired a consulting firm to review the scoring of its February bar exam, adding to the millions the organization has spent to clean up a mess from the botched test rollout.
生成ＡＩ最新モデル、米法科大学院の期末試験で優良な成績

2 weeks ago | jp.reuters.com | Karen Sloan

最新世代の生成人工知能（ＡＩ）モデルは米法科大学院のほとんどの期末試験で優良な成績を納める能力を持っていることが、メリーランド大教授らの新たな研究で明らかになった。昨年２月撮影（２０２５年ロイター/Dado Ruvic） [５日ロイター] - 最新世代の生成人工知能（ＡＩ）モデルは米法科大学院のほとんどの期末試験で優良な成績を納める能力を持っていることが、メリーランド大教授らの新たな研究で明らかになった。査読前の論文が専門サイトに掲載された。米オープンＡＩの生成ＡＩ「チャットＧＰＴ」の最新モデル「ｏ３」にメリーランド大フランシス・キング・キャリー法科大学院の春季期末試験を８つの分野で解かせたところ、「Ａ＋」から「Ｂ」の成績を取得することができた。チャットＧＰＴの旧モデルに２０２２年と２３年の期末試験を解かせた以前の研究では成績は「Ｂ」と「Ｃ」で、「Ｄ」も１つあったが、最新モデルでは成績が大幅に向上した。...
Artificial Intelligence is now an A+ law student, study finds

2 weeks ago | reuters.com | Karen Sloan

Figurines with computers and smartphones are seen in front of the words "Artificial Intelligence AI" in this illustration taken, February 19, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo June 5 (Reuters) - The latest generation of generative artificial intelligence can ace most law school final exams, a new study has found.
Artificial Intelligence is now an A+ law student, study finds

2 weeks ago | today.westlaw.com | Karen Sloan

(Reuters) - The latest generation of generative artificial intelligence can ace most law school final exams, a new study has found. OpenAI's newest model, called o3, earned grades ranging from A+ to B on eight spring finals given by faculty at the...
Details emerge about new national bar exam, with anticipation high

2 weeks ago | reuters.com | Karen Sloan

June 4 (Reuters) - Bar exam officials have released details about structure and scoring of the new national test set to debut in July 2026, which will mark its first major redesign in 25 years. The NextGen UBE, as the new exam is officially called, will be significantly shorter than the current Uniform Bar Exam, according to a new test blueprint, opens new tab released on Tuesday by the National Conference of Bar Examiners.
Details emerge about new national bar exam, with anticipation high

2 weeks ago | today.westlaw.com | Karen Sloan

(Reuters) - Bar exam officials have released details about structure and scoring of the new national test set to debut in July 2026, which will mark its first major redesign in 25 years. The NextGen UBE, as the new exam is officially called, will be...
Hundreds of California bar exam-takers move from fail to pass with new scoring

2 weeks ago | reuters.com | Karen Sloan

The flag of the U.S. state California is seen in this illustration created on August 21, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo June 2 (Reuters) - More than 200 people who took California’s disastrous February bar exam will go from failing to passing under a new round of grading changes approved on Friday, boosting the test’s overall pass rate from 56% to 63% — nearly double the state's historical average of 35%.
Hundreds of California bar exam-takers move from fail to pass with new scoring

3 weeks ago | today.westlaw.com | Karen Sloan

(Reuters) - More than 200 people who took California's disastrous February bar exam will go from failing to passing under a new round of grading changes approved on Friday, boosting the test's overall pass rate from 56% to 63% — nearly double the...
This Harvard Law degree program could get decimated by foreign student ban

3 weeks ago | reuters.com | Karen Sloan

Students walk on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., May 23, 2025. REUTERS/Faith Ninivaggi May 29 (Reuters) - The Trump administration’s bid to block international students from enrolling at Harvard University could potentially deal a death blow to the law school's influential masters of law program, if courts allow the ban to move ahead.