Jane Bambauer

Interim Dean Merritt McAlister sits down with Professor Jane Bambauer, who is the new Associate Dean for Strategy and Innovation at UF Law. They discuss Professor Bambauer’s journey from math major and touring indie musician to a leading voice in technology and law. Professor Bambauer shares how her unconventional background eventually led her to navigate the complex intersections of the First Amendment, privacy, and artificial intelligence.

Together, they explore how generative AI is poised to disrupt legal education, dive deep into the contrast between machine decision-making and human discretion, and offer a nuanced take on the public discourse around AI.

Professor Bambauer discusses her work leading UF Law’s First Amendment and AI labs, offering actionable advice on how students and legal professionals can embrace large language models and AI agents to become more creative and efficient problem solvers.