2021–2022 Past Events
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Abrams Conversations: What Does Free Speech Mean on Campus?
12:00PM to 1:30PM
Online
The topic of freedom of speech on campus is hardly a new one but the desirability of addressing it in a serious and sophisticated manner may never have been greater than at this time. To do so, we are pleased to have two scholars of particular distinction in this area of law and social policy who will discuss the topic with Floyd Abrams.
REGISTER HERE:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/abrams-institute-conversations-tickets-164055599715
The Phantom Menace: A Critique of the European Commission’s Artificial Intelligence Act Proposal, Przemyslaw Palka
12:00PM to 1:30PM
Online
The talk will introduce the European Commission’s proposal of the Artificial Intelligence Act, offer a critique of its most dangerous provisions and assumptions, and propose an alternative way to governing AI systems.
Workshop on Private Law and Emerging Technology
1:00PM to 3:00PM
Online
The Workshop on Private Law and Emerging Technology was created as a virtual forum for in-depth engagement with works-in-progress that address the relationship between new and disruptive technologies and our systems of private law.
Establishing Market and Monopoly Power in Tech Platform Antitrust Cases, Marshall Steinbaum, University of Utah
12:00PM to 1:30PM
Online
In June 2021 a federal judge dismissed the FTC's first monopolization complaint against Facebook on the grounds that it did not plead sufficient facts to establish that Facebook possesses monopoly power in online social networking. The ruling highlights two contentious aspects of antitrust jurisprudence: the legal necessity of establishing a defendant's market or monopoly power as part of Sherman Act liability for unilateral conduct, and the few mechanisms available to plaintiffs in both public and private enforcement to accomplish that, especially following Ohio v. American Express.
Workshop on Private Law and Emerging Technology
1:00PM to 3:00PM
Online
The Workshop on Private Law and Emerging Technology was created as a virtual forum for in-depth engagement with works-in-progress that address the relationship between new and disruptive technologies and our systems of private law.
Deceivers and Democracy: The “Big Lie” and the First Amendment, Catherine Ross,
12:00PM to 1:30PM
Online
ISP presents “Deceivers and Democracy," which draws from Catherine Ross' forthcoming book, "A Right to Lie? Presidents, Other Liars, and the First Amendment."
Workshop on Private Law and Emerging Technology
1:00PM to 3:00PM
Online
The Workshop on Private Law and Emerging Technology was created as a virtual forum for in-depth engagement with works-in-progress that address the relationship between new and disruptive technologies and our systems of private law. Rather than identifying sui generis policy proposals for specific ills, this Workshop promotes research on the ways in which our systems of private law and private ordering are systemically affected by, provide solutions for, and influence technological change.
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Police Secrecy Exceptionalism, Christina Koningisor, University of Utah
12:00PM to 1:30PM
Online
The problem of police secrecy has garnered substantial attention from legal scholars in recent years. Yet a critical facet of police secrecy remains underexplored: the exceptional informational protections extended to law enforcement agencies under state transparency statutes. This Article examines this regime, excavating both the legal infrastructure and practical application of the secrecy protections embedded in state transparency laws.
AI Governance: AI Classification Frameworks and AI Accidents
11:00AM to 12:00PM
Online
The next talk in the AI Governance virtual series co-sponsored by the Institute for Technology Law and Policy and the Yale Information Society Project. Catherine Aiken and Helen Toner from the Center for Security and Emerging Technology will be discussing how to classify Artificial Intelligence, focusing on the new OECD framework, and the risks that can arise when accidents happen with these different kinds of AI.
Moderator:
April Falcon Doss, Executive Director, Institute of Technology Law and Policy
Who's Watching Big Tech? Learning more about The Markup, Nabiha Syed '10 JD, President of The Markup
12:00PM to 1:30PM
Online
The Markup, a new media startup launched by YLS '10 alum Nabiha Syed, is investigating the Big Tech companies you can't quit as well as the tech you haven't heard about yet, like mortgage screening algorithms or student risk scores. Unlike other digital news startups, The Markup also makes a promise to its readers: We won't exploit your data. Come find out what challenges that provides, as well as the legal issues around scraping for data journalists, challenges around starting a news organization in recent years, and more.