Author: Matthew Sag
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Some advice on effective and responsible use of generative AI in memos and presentations
These comments are specific to Current Topics in the Law and Policy of AI, a two-credit Fall 2026 course that I teach at Emory University School of Law. Unlike many law school…
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I am the co-convenor of two academic roundtables: one devoted to Law and AI, another devoted to copyright. Between them, I read about 60–80 submissions last year that were supposed to be,…
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DOJ Enters the AI Copyright Fight — and Mostly Gets It Right
So, this just happened. On September 1, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a statement of interest in the sprawling OpenAI copyright litigation, In re OpenAI, Inc., Copyright Infringement Litigation, the multidistrict…
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I Wrote a Primer on Law and AI
I have taught several different courses on law and AI at Emory Law, and I’m currently teaching “Current Topics in the Law and Policy of AI.” I’m not wild about any of…
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AI, Accommodations, and Assessment Integrity
An open letter to my colleagues at Emory Law Dear colleagues, Generative AI has made every form of assessment other than a supervised exam (written or oral) essentially worthless as a measure…
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Emory Law’s New AI & Law Concentration
Training Lawyers for a New Era Starting in academic year 2026–27, Emory Law will offer a formal concentration in Artificial Intelligence and the Law — a structured academic pathway for J.D. students…
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2026 Legal Scholars Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence
The 5th Annual Legal Scholars Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence at Emory University School of Law starts at Emory Law tomorrow. The Roundtable features a phenomenal lineup of authors, commentators and participants, including:…
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David Kemp’s AI Policy Builder for Legal Education
David Kemp has just released a policy builder designed to help people who are struggling to design an AI policy that is relevant to their specific course. According to the website, the…
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This post is a very lightly edited extract from my forthcoming article in the Duke Law Journal, Copyright’s Jagged Frontier (https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6319379) What does AI memorization prove? Some argue that any evidence of…
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Why the Line Between Legal and Infringing AI Won’t Be a Line at All By Matthew James Sag Everyone wants to know whether training AI on copyrighted works is legal. The real…