AI secretly helped write California bar exam, sparking uproar

The State Bar of California faced backlash for using AI to create 23 out of 171 scored questions for its February 2025 bar exam, with ACS Ventures developing these AI-assisted items alongside input from experts and first-year law students. Meanwhile, Kaplan created the remaining questions. Legal education experts criticized the decision, describing it as a major oversight given the technical challenges encountered during the exam. The State Bar defended its process, highlighting that all questions underwent rigorous review before the exam.