20250424 - California bar exam: a technical disaster with AI-written nonsense questions

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The State Bar of California cheaps out.

Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/24/california-bar-exam-a-technical-disaster-with-ai-written-nonsense-questions/

Sources:

‘Utterly Botched’: Glitchy rollout of new California bar exam prompts lawsuit and legislative review https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-02-28/utterly-botched-chaotic-roll-out-of-new-california-bar-exam

Analytical Work to Support February 2025 Bar Exam Scoring and Remediation (PDF) https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/admissions/Examinations/MAAD-Feb-2025-Exam-Data.pdf

State Bar of California admits it used AI to develop exam questions, triggering new furor https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-04-23/state-bar-of-california-used-ai-for-exam-questions

CBE Recommends Scoring Adjustments for February Bar Exam https://www.calbar.ca.gov/About-Us/News/News-Releases/CBE-Recommends-Scoring-Adjustments-for-February-Bar-Exam

Order Concerning Recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Commission on the Future of the Bar Exam and the Alternative Pathway Working Group (PDF) https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/admissions/Examinations/California-Supreme-Court-Admin-Order-2024-10-10.pdf

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