Objective
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a
“game-changing” technology. Its rapid progress raises complex challenges
regarding benefits and risks for the criminal justice system. Although
it is still at the infancy stage of its development with expectations
often set too high, AI could bring benefits if it is used to predict
crime and as a criminal intelligence tool.
However, software programmes can malfunction and
cause serious harm without being considered – as things stand today –
“entities” subject to criminal liability.
After explaining the technical aspects of AI and
its implications for privacy-preserving big data technologies, this
conference will focus on how AI could be used in criminal proceedings,
enabling the shift from a traditionally reactive approach to
crime-fighting to one that is more proactive and preventative in
character. It will discuss possible solutions for remedying the risks
posed by AI and robotics in the criminal justice
domain.
This event is aimed at judges, lawyers, prosecutors and
police investigators with a view to highlighting the aspects of AI
already in use today as well as the changes and opportunities on the
horizon.
Key topics
- What AI is and what legal practitioners
need to know
- Robots causing harm: practical issues
for police investigations
- AI to predict crimes
- Facial recognition technology in
policing
- AI and criminal justice
cases
- Bias in machine-learning and AI
systems
- Sentencing and AI
- AI and deepfakes
Who should
attend?
Defence lawyers, in-house counsel, judges,
prosecutors, law enforcement authorities, civil servants and
policymakers active in the field of criminal law.
Online participation
option
The event will be streamed live online. You have the
option to follow the conference on Zoom, enabling you to ask questions
and take part in the discussion with participants in Barcelona via live
chat.