{"id":156617,"date":"2026-07-13T15:18:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T23:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/07\/13\/uchicago-laws-new-ai-policy-emphasizes-building-essential-human-skills-alongside-effective-tech-use\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T15:18:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T23:18:56","slug":"uchicago-laws-new-ai-policy-emphasizes-building-essential-human-skills-alongside-effective-tech-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/07\/13\/uchicago-laws-new-ai-policy-emphasizes-building-essential-human-skills-alongside-effective-tech-use\/","title":{"rendered":"UChicago Law&#8217;s New AI Policy Emphasizes Building &#8216;Essential Human Skills&#8217; Alongside Effective Tech Use"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The focus will be on \u201cessential human skills,  like critical thinking, oral presentations and learning material by being able to answer questions without using technology, but \u201cthen also incorporating technology explicitly 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