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Campbell Law Professor Lauren Newell publishes law journal article on AI
Campbell Law Professor Lauren Newell publishes law journal article on AI
October 20, 2026
RALEIGH - Campbell Law School Professor Lauren Newell has published an article in the Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution (CSDR)'s Journal of Dispute Resolution and recently spoke at a symposium hosted by at the University of Missouri School of Law.
Newell's article, "Mirror, Mirror on My Screen, Can You Feel Like a Human Being?," was published in Volume 26, Issue 2 of the law school's Journal of Dispute Resolution.
In the article, Newell outlines AI's capacity to replicate empathy and identify applications of "AI empathy" in legal negotiation. She argues that, with narrow exceptions, AI's version of empathy is inferior to human empathy and that acceptance of AI empathy as a substitute for human empathy would constitute a societal loss.
The mission of the CSDR is to advance the understanding of the nature and causes of conflict, as well as the methods available for conflict resolution, according to its website. The CSDR fosters comprehensive approaches to lawyering and decision-making through the use of the full array of dispute resolution processes including negotiation, mediation, arbitration and litigation.
Newell teaches and writes in the areas of business law, dispute resolution, securities regulation and marijuana law. Newell is qualified as a non-public arbitrator of securities industry disputes through the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). She is also trained as a mediator through the Supreme Court of Ohio.
Prior to joining Campbell Law, Newell was the associate dean for academic affairs and a professor of law at the Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law, where she was a recipient of the Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching and a two-time recipient of the Fowler V. Harper Faculty Scholarship Award. Before entering academia, Newell practiced corporate law in New York City at the law firm of Boies Schiller Flexner LLP. Her practice included broad-ranging transactional work, including executive compensation and employee benefit matters.
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