The debacle that was the February 2025 bar exam is worse than we imagined. I’m almost speechless. Having the questions drafted by non-lawyers using artificial intelligence is just unbelievable.
Mary Basick
Assistant Dean of Academic Skills
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It’s a staggering admission. The State Bar has admitted they employed a company to have a non-lawyer use AI to draft questions that were given on the actual bar exam.
Katie Moran
Associate Professor
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Number of multiple-choice questions created by Kaplan
100 questions
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Number of multiple-choice questions drawn from a law student exam
48 questions
1
Number of multiple-choice questions made by ACS Ventures using AI
23 questions
1
Total scored multiple-choice questions in the February bar exam
171 questions
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Key Facts
- The State Bar of California will ask the California Supreme Court to adjust test scores for the February bar exam despite acknowledging recycled questions and AI involvement in question development.1
- A total of 171 scored multiple-choice questions were part of the exam, with 100 created by Kaplan and 48 taken from a first-year law student exam.1