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AI Resources at Penn

A directory of AI resources across the law school and the broader university — tool access, training programs, academic policies, support contacts.

Version
February 2026; revised May 2026
Audience
faculty, student, staff
Availability
Public

A directory of AI resources across Penn Carey Law and the broader University of Pennsylvania — tool access points, training programs, academic policies, and the support contacts who handle each. Updated as Penn’s AI offerings expand. The owning units (PCL ITS, Biddle Law Library, Penn ISC, the centers and initiatives below) are authoritative for current eligibility and terms; links go to those pages.

Law school resources

These tools use generative AI for legal research, drafting, summarization, and analysis. Each draws on the platform’s own authoritative legal and regulatory content.

ChatGPT Edu

ChatGPT Edu accounts are provided to PCL 1Ls, Littleton Fellows, and 1L teaching assistants. ChatGPT Edu is the Penn-licensed, enterprise-tier version of ChatGPT. See the linked PCL ITS page for current eligibility and data-handling terms.

Microsoft Copilot

Microsoft Copilot Chat is Microsoft’s AI chat client integrated with Office 365. It generates text summaries, helps with Outlook/Word/Teams tasks, and includes web search enhanced with generative AI. PCL community members access Copilot Chat through PCL ITS using their school login; see the linked PCL ITS page for current scope and data-handling guidance.

Harvey

Harvey is a professional-grade AI platform used by major law firms and legal organizations. Beginning in Spring 2026, Harvey is available to PCL 2Ls, 3Ls, and LLM students through a Penn-administered enrollment process. Typical use cases:

  • Legal research and analysis — review and summarize contracts, case law, and regulatory filings, with access to Harvey’s integrated legal data sources (including LexisNexis and EDGAR).
  • Document drafting — briefs, contracts, memoranda, and other legal documents.
  • Study support — drafting summaries, organizing source notes, and exam preparation.
  • Collaboration tools — shared threads and workflows for class projects, journal work, and clinic assignments.

See the [PCL ITS Harvey page] for current eligibility and onboarding.

Center for Technology, Innovation & Competition (CTIC)

CTIC is PCL’s center for technology, innovation, and competition law — research, policy, and practice at the intersection of technology and legal institutions. CTIC is currently running a cross-institutional project with the Center for Trustworthy AI (CTAI) at Seoul National University to develop AI standards.

AI Teaching Lab

The Lab — led by faculty director Polk Wagner with student research assistants — produces best practices for AI use, a prompting guide, a guide to legal AI tools, and a syllabus guide. It also operates an AI testbed for evaluating judicial-decision tools and publishes a monthly faculty newsletter with AI news for the PCL community.

Biddle Law Library

Check with Biddle librarians for help using AI research tools. They track what’s available, what’s working, and what’s not.

PCL ITS

PCL ITS maintains documentation on AI tools and guidance for the law school.

Penn-wide resources

PennAI

PennAI is the cross-campus front door for AI at Penn. Best for finding events, speakers, and interdisciplinary opportunities across Penn’s 12 schools. Launched as a university-wide initiative framed around responsible AI and real-world impact. Tracks research talks, seminars, programs, and fellowships across the university.

Amy Gutmann Hall

Amy Gutmann Hall is Penn’s “home for AI and data science” — a cross-school nexus for research and teaching.

Penn Libraries

Penn Libraries runs programming on generative AI literacy and academic use through the AI Principles & Practices Series. Recurring sessions include:

  • AI Essentials
  • AI in the Classroom
  • AI in the Workplace

Check the linked site for current dates.

Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative

A broad interdisciplinary initiative at Wharton bringing together research, teaching, and industry engagement around AI and analytics. Affiliated labs:

  • Wharton Accountable AI Lab — research on AI governance, regulation, ethics, and accountability mechanisms (bias, privacy, liability, compliance).
  • Wharton Human-AI Research — interdisciplinary study of how AI and analytics affect organizations, work, and society, including governance and ethical impacts.
  • Wharton Generative AI Lab — research and prototyping on generative AI applications for work and learning, including educational resources like prompt libraries and applied research on AI behavior.

Technical AI/ML centers

  • PRiML (Penn Research in Machine Learning) — joint Penn Engineering + Wharton forum running seminars and convening Penn’s ML community.
  • IDEAS (Innovation in Data Engineering and Science) — Penn Engineering center focused on AI/ML and data science for scientific discovery and trustworthy systems.
  • ASSET Center (AI-Enabled Systems: Safe, Explainable, and Trustworthy) — Engineering center focused on safety, explainability, and trustworthiness.
  • Warren Center for Network and Data Sciences — cross-disciplinary center on networked and data-driven systems; hosts events that bring together multiple AI groups at Penn.
  • GRASP Lab (General Robotics, Automation, Sensing & Perception) — major Penn Engineering robotics and AI research center.
  • AI@SAS (Penn Arts & Sciences) — cross-disciplinary Arts & Sciences hub for AI-related research and initiatives.

Status

Maintained for the Penn Carey Law community. The owning unit is authoritative for current eligibility, terms, and scope on each tool — links go to those pages. Comments and corrections: pwagner@law.upenn.edu.

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