Prof. Daniel Schwarcz Interviewed by All AI News About Use of AI in Grading Law Exams

Professor Daniel Schwarcz, Fredrikson & Byron Professor of Law and Distinguished University Teaching Professor, was interviewed by All AI News about law professors are using artificial intelligence to grade student exams, with early research showing AI scores align closely with human grading. But the profession remains divided on whether machines should lead the grading process or simply check human work. A recent paper in the Journal of Law and Empirical Analysis tested OpenAI's GPT-5 against human professors grading final exams from four different law subjects. When given detailed rubrics, the AI’s grades correlated with human grades at a Pearson correlation coefficient of up to 0.93-a significant alignment. Prof. Schwarcz, co-author of the study, argues professors should grade first, then use AI to spot discrepancies. He said, “You should first grade on your own without an AI. And then you may want to use an AI to sort of see if there are any discrepancies and then double-check.”