Margaret Hu on "Critical Data Theory"--Online Presentation Research Seminar Series Law, Society & AI

 

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I am delighted to pass along this announcement which may of interest:

We are glad to invite you to the next seminar of the research seminar series Law, Society & AI (LS&AI) organised jointly by the Smart Law Hub and Law department of HEC Paris, Telecom Paris & Ecole Polytechnique (LIX).

The LS&AI seminar is designed as a series of invited talks on questions at the intersection of legal, societal, and artificial intelligence issues.

During the next session we will discuss the paper Critical Data Theory (available here)

Speaker: Margaret Hu (William & Mary Law School)

Discussant: Thomas Le Goff (Telecom Paris) 

When: Tuesday, 1 October, 11.00am, Paris (CET)

Where: HEC Paris, Room S127 - Building S - 1st Floor. Please register with Olfa Mzita (in cc). 

Online: https://hec-fr.zoom.us/j/99949135681

Abstract

Critical Data Theory examines the role of AI and algorithmic decisionmaking at its intersection with the law. This theory aims to deconstruct the impact of AI in law and policy contexts. The tools of AI and automated systems allow for legal, scientific, socioeconomic, and political hierarchies of power that can profitably be interrogated with critical theory. While the broader umbrella of critical th4eory features prominently in the work of surveillance scholars, legal scholars can also deploy criticality analyses to examine surveillance and privacy law challenges, particularly in an examination of how AI and other emerging technologies have been expanded in law enforcement practices, and homeland and national security programs. To take one example of AI’s impact, this Article argues that mass incarceration’s technological interdependencies and trajectories can be better conceptualized through Critical Data Theory. This Article proposes that the theory can help assess the computational and AI impact of technological developments that may exacerbate mass incarceration and limit criminal procedure rights.

If you would like to present a paper in 2025 or be a discussant to one of the papers already scheduled in the programme, please reach out to us.

Looking forward to seeing you on-campus or online.

Best regards

Conveners

David Restrepo Amariles (HEC Paris)

Nils Holzenberger (Telecom Paris)

Michalis Vazirgiannis (Ecole Polytechnique)

The seminar elaborated Professor Hu's excellent recent article,   Hu, Margaret, Critical Data Theory (March 8, 2024). William & Mary Law Review, Vol. 65, No. 839, 2024, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4753142