nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/a9938c9d038949fd DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 261016s2026||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/a9938c9d038949fd doi eng 342 23 Jain, Anmol Author aut (orcid)0000-0003-4596-3911 Who Cares Who Wrote It? Jain, Anmol Verfassungsblog 2026-10-16 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier The legal academy, and perhaps many other fields, is at a curious juncture. We have largely accepted AI as a tool for refinement—for polishing language, organising footnotes, checking citations, and formatting documents to meet journal specifications. Yet we have drawn a bright line. AI must not be used for ideation, argument development, and initial writing. One can test arguments with AI-based platforms, probe for weaknesses, and refine logic through dialogue with these systems. However, the generation of core ideas and legal reasoning must remain human, and writing must remain distinctly personal. But is this the right standard to adopt? CC BY-SA 4.0 AI Artificial Intelligence Writing Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/who-cares-who-wrote-it/ raw object