The Institute for Technology, Law & Policy offers in-depth programming that takes a cross-disciplinary approach in looking at the benefits and risks presented by technologies.
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Institute for Technology, Law & Policy Events
Programming the examines at how both established and emerging technologies influence society, privacy, law and public policy.
Past Events
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- 2022 Events
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2021 Events
- December 10, 2021 - Platform Governance - Trust and Transparency
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- December 6, 2021 - Journal of Free Speech Law Series:
- December 3, 2021 - Journal of Free Speech Law Series:
- December 1, 2021 - Journal of Free Speech Law Series:
- November 17, 2021 - Panel: Transparency and Corporate Social Responsibility:
- November 8, 2021 - Journal of Free Speech Law Series:
- November 1-5, 2021 - Conference: Power and Accountability in Tech:
- October 26, 2021- Journal of Free Speech Law Series:
- October 22, 2021 - Workshop: Calibrating Data Surveillance:
- October 20, 2021: Ethics in Tech with Dunstan Allison-Hope and Michael Karanicolas:
- October 12, 14, 15, 2021 - Workshop: The Future of Open Source:
- October 6, 2021: Ethics in Tech with Dr. Achuta Kadambi and Dr. Safiya Noble:
- September 22, 2021: Ethics in Tech with Eva Galperin and Alan Rozenshtein:
- September 13, 2021 - Panel: AI Inventors and Patent Law:
- September 8, 2021 - Panel: iSpy - War Crimes and Digital Documentation:
- August 25, 2021: Ethics in Tech with Cory Doctorow and Sarah Roberts:
- August 12, 2021: Facial recognition and Entrenching Racial Discrimination:
- July 29, 2021: Misinformation and Synthetic Media:
- July 15, 2021: Life Interrupted: the Impacts of Internet Shutdowns:
- July 1, 2021: When American Companies Moderate Global Content:
- June 17, 2021: Censorship and State Repression of Online Speech:
- June 3, 2021: A Space for Everyone? Debating Online Platforms and Common Carriage Rules:
- February 11, 2021: Does the Government Have the Right to Control Content Moderation Decisions?:
- January 28, 2021: The Future of Internet Speech: How Online Content Shapes Offline Events:
- 2020 Events
Algorithmic Criminal Justice?
A Symposium hosted by the UCLA School of Law, January 24, 2020.
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About the Symposium
Algorithms are playing a growing role in both policing and criminal justice. In theory, algorithms can provide information that can help promote analytical rigor, objectivity and consistency. But they can also reflect and amplify biases inadvertently introduced by their human creators and biases present in data.
This event convened a diverse set of national thought leaders to engage with a key set of critically important questions on the proper role of algorithms in policing and in the criminal justice system. Topics addressed include, 1) approaches to identify and mitigate algorithmic bias, 2) the unique challenges and opportunities associated with the subset of algorithms that use AI, 3) ways to spur technological innovation so that the positive potential of algorithmic approaches in policing and criminal justice can be realized, while also protecting against the downsides, 4) the relative roles of the public and private sectors in developing, deploying, and ensuring the quality of new algorithmic solutions, and 5) approaches that can help ensure that algorithmic approaches enhance, rather than undermine, civil liberties.
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Program and Videos
Welcoming remarks and introductions - Video
Panel 1: Creating Algorithms for Justice - Video
- Alex Alben (moderator) – UCLA
- Colleen Chien – Santa Clara University
- Eric Goldman – Santa Clara University
- Rebecca Wexler – UC Berkeley
Panel 2: Algorithmic Policing - Video
- Jeff Brantingham – UCLA
- Beth Colgan (moderator) – UCLA
- Catherine Crump – UC Berkeley
- Andrew Ferguson – American University
- Orin Kerr – UC Berkeley
Panel 3: Algorithmic Adjudication - Video
- Chris Goodman – Pepperdine University
- Sandy Mayson – University of Georgia
- Richard Re (moderator) – UCLA
- Andrew Selbst – UCLA
- Chris Slobogin – Vanderbilt University
Panel 4: Regulation and Oversight - Video
- Jane Bambauer – University of Arizona
- Gary Marchant – Arizona State University
- Ken Meyer – Los Angeles District Attorney's Office
- Mohammad Tajsar – ACLU of Southern California
- John Villasenor (moderator) – UCLA
Keynote: Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter – Federal Trade Commission - Video
