A higher-education law school at the University of California, Berkeley drew renewed attention to AI-use rules after releasing a terse policy prohibiting AI for conceptualizing, outlining, drafting, revising, translating, or editing course-credit submissions. The policy allows AI only for limited tasks such as identifying sources. Critics and deans argued the restrictions can be difficult to operationalize in grading and student workflows, but other administrators have reportedly used Berkeley’s approach as a reference. The debate is occurring amid broader institutional efforts to set boundaries on AI-assisted writing and citation. The policy also highlights how enforcement may rely on questions about whether AI-generated citations exist, with the guidance stating that nonexistent citations raise a presumption of prohibited use.