The UCLA Institute for Technology, Law & Policy and Livescu Initiative on Neuro, Narrative and AI, in partnership with DataX, invite you to a film screening of the Sundance Film Festival-nominated documentary Ghost in the Machine.
This exclusive documentary screening will be accompanied by an expert panel featuring Professor Safiya U. Noble, Professor Alexandra Minna Stern, and two scholars who appear in the documentary, Dr. Tiera Tanksley and Dr. Shazeda Ahmed, moderated by Professor Julia Powles.
The event will take place from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. at UCLA DataX (3312 Murphy Hall). Light refreshments will be available for registered attendees.
The film is a critical interrogation of AI’s historical roots in eugenics and a demystification of its contemporary realities. Ghost in the Machine weaves a video essay out of interviews with over two dozen data workers and scholars—hailing from science and technology studies, digital humanities, computer science, anthropology, media studies, history of science, cognitive science, education, critical theory, and sociology—whose critiques come alive when juxtaposed with archival video footage of prominent AI figures spanning from John McCarthy to Sam Altman.
“Ghost in the Machine is a wake-up call inside a searing analysis of power, technology, capitalism, its dangers to the environment, and how the uber elite view democracy.” - Deadline
“Top ten films we saw at Sundance 2026.” - SlashFilms
“If there is one documentary with the power to burst the AI bubble, it’s this one” - The Wrap
Monday, April 6 | 2:00PM - 5:00PM | DataX (Murphy Hall, Ste. 3312)
On behalf of the UCLA School of Law and Samueli School of Engineering, the Institute for Technology, Law & Policy welcomes Professor Olivier Sylvain, author of Reclaiming the Internet: How Big Tech Took Control—and How We Can Take It Back (Columbia Global Reports, 2026), for a discussion of the biggest fights in tech.
Wednesday, April 22 | 5:30PM - 7:00PM | Law Rm. 1357
The ITLP Research Group (IRG) is a fortnightly meeting of tech law and engineering faculty and students, visiting scholars, and tech and society researchers from across the UCLA community. The IRG provides a forum to present and discuss new scholarship and works-in-progress at the intersection of technology, law, and policy. UCLA students and faculty interested in joining IRG for January-May 2026 can request invitation by contacting IRG Co-Convenor Dr. Nina Toft Djanegara.
The ITLP Research Group (IRG) is a fortnightly meeting of tech law and engineering faculty and students, visiting scholars, and tech and society researchers from across the UCLA community. The IRG provides a forum to present and discuss new scholarship and works-in-progress at the intersection of technology, law, and policy. UCLA students and faculty interested in joining IRG for January-May 2026 can request invitation by contacting IRG Co-Convenor Dr. Nina Toft Djanegara.
UCLA students and faculty interested in joining IRG for January-May 2026 can request invitation by contacting IRG Co-Convenor Dr. Nina Toft Djanegara.
UCLA students and faculty interested in joining IRG for January-May 2026 can request invitation by contacting IRG Co-Convenor Dr. Nina Toft Djanegara.
UCLA students and faculty interested in joining IRG for January-May 2026 can request invitation by contacting IRG Co-Convenor Dr. Nina Toft Djanegara.
The Institute for Technology, Law & Policy (ITLP) and the Ziffren Institute for Media, Entertainment, Technology & Sports Law are thrilled to welcome Jessica Lee (Partner, Loeb & Loeb), in conversation with Jake Simon (UCLA Lecturer and Senior Legal Advisor at Red Bull).
This conversation with Jessica Lee hosted by Jake Simon will explore the current state and evolution of privacy and advertising law—from the early patchwork of federal rules to the increasingly complex landscape of state regulation, data‑minimization pressures, class‑action risk, and shifting consumer expectations in an era of pervasive data collection. Through real‑world examples ranging from “are our devices listening?” to AI‑driven profiling, Jessica and Jake will unpack how modern legal frameworks are trying to keep pace and get ahead of behavioral advertising, secondary data use, platform monetization, and the emerging “Age of Extraction.”
Thursday, February 26, 2026
3:00-4:30PM
UCLA DataX (Murphy Hall, Ste. 3312)
