The prospects and challenges in adopting artificial intelligence toward effective legal education

Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a computer program that uses human-like intelligence to solve issues of diverse science, arts, medicine, social science, and technological inquiry. AI has the human-like ability to undertake learning, teaching, research, problem-solving, and intellectual reasoning cutting across all spheres of life. Recently robot lawyers have used Artificial Intelligence in conducting cases in court. Similarly, AI could impact legal education in diverse fields. This research interrogates how and manners that AI could advance legal education in Uganda. This research Uses a doctrinal approach, referring to, statutes, legal texts, and Internet publications. This research finds that in the same way that lawsuits can be conducted by Robot lawyers using AI enablement, legal education can also be advanced using AI instrumentality. The paper recommends that training be conducted for law teachers in Uganda to acquaint them with modern technology of AI application and programming amongst others.