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Law's Matt Salerno weighs in on "vibe coding" for law students

Media | May 14, 2026 | Story by: Editorial Staff

Vibe coding taught 1Ls as much about AI limits as AI potential

Bloomberg Law: Matt Salerno, associate professor of law, said  “vibe coding” showed first-year law students both AI’s speed and its limits: tools can prototype workflows quickly but hallucinate, mishandle sensitive data and require strict verification. He also stressed that lawyers must build, test, and constrain AI—using it as infrastructure, not a substitute for professional judgment or ethical responsibility.

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