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Elon Musk ramps up AI efforts, even as he warns of dangers
Collage by Chris Burnett for the New York Times

Elon Musk ramps up AI efforts, even as he warns of dangers

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Billionaire Elon Musk plans to compete with OpenAI, the ChatGPT developer he helped found, while calling out the potential harms of artificial intelligence. Ryan Calo, professor of law at the UW, is quoted. (Source: The New York Times)

Opinion: Law Schools Should Abandon Merit-Based Scholarships
A graphic illustrating academic inequality: figures on a see-saw are perpetually out of balance as one side is kept aloft by a Greek temple supporting their side.

Opinion: Law Schools Should Abandon Merit-Based Scholarships

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‘U.S. News’ rankings methods have encouraged the neglect of low-income students. UW Law Dean Tamara F. Lawson with Dean Heather K. Gerken of the Yale Law School. (Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education)

Cook County prosecutors drop case against man who spent nearly 30 years in jail for a double murder

Cook County prosecutors drop case against man who spent nearly 30 years in jail for a double murder

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Wright was convicted on the sole basis of a confession he signed after a 14-hour interrogation during which he was abused and coerced by detectives, according to his attorney, UW Law professor David B. Owens. (Source: Chicago Sun Times)

Restitution and repair: Why these mediators find value in conflict

Restitution and repair: Why these mediators find value in conflict

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The Washington Mediation Association was founded 40 years ago. Its members openly embrace conflict as a useful struggle. Christine Cimini, professor of law at the UW, is quoted. (Source: KUOW)

The potential personal and political fallout of a TikTok ban

The potential personal and political fallout of a TikTok ban

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TikTok is the fastest growing app on the planet with more than 150 million monthly users in the U.S. alone. But that popularity does not extend to Capitol Hill where its defenders are in the minority. UW Law professor Ryan Calo is interviewed. (Source: PBS NewsHour)

Q&A: An opportunity to reaffirm treaty obligations
Horseshoe Bend in Arizona

Q&A: An opportunity to reaffirm treaty obligations

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Monte Mills, professor of law and director of the UW Native American Law Center, discusses the significance of Arizona v. Navajo Nation.