Session IV – Artificial Intelligence

Recent accounts of AI spreading disinformation on the internet raises the spectre of AI being used to undermine democratic institutions and public trust in those institutions.  While AI can be a force for good and can improve both the administration of justice and access to justice, the technology is susceptible to being exploited by criminals, terrorist organizations, rogue states, and ideological extremists of all stripes.  From deepfake videos, to entrenchment of subtle biases and prejudices, to online bots manipulating public discourse by feigning consensus and disseminating disinformation, AI raises a variety of concerns for the legal system, including manipulation or fabrication of evidence, reinforcing racial and ethnic stereotypes in sentencing or pretrial release, and adversely affecting access to justice by exacerbating the “digital divide.”   This panel will explore these issues.