Chicago Law restricts AI for first-year students — and a16z's Steven Sinofsky argues we've seen this movie before

The University of Chicago Law School is restricting AI and device use for first-year students. Steven Sinofsky's response essay compares the move to Harvard Law's 1982 laptop ban, arguing that AI-native students will use the tools regardless and that institutions should permit adoption while enforcing existing academic-integrity rules.

What it means Every education provider is picking a lane on AI use right now — the ban-versus-teach argument here is the one your institution will end up having.