Bias in Technology: The Causes, Consequences, and Possible Solutions
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The increasing use of automated decision-making systems and Artificial Intelligence has profound legal, ethical, and societal implications. Algorithms are used to treat and diagnose disease, hire workers, allocate financial aid, assess college applicants, and predict crime. Panelists will discuss how bias can influence these algorithms, efforts to root out bias, and how the legal community should respond regarding both individual and intellectual property rights.
The discussion takes place on Feb. 10, 2025, and is presented by the Warren B. Rudman Center for Justice, Leadership & Public Service and the Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property.
This event is part of the Alison Curelop Series in Ethics, Professionalism and Civility
If you missed this event, read our article on the discussion, which includes a video of the event, here.
Date: Feb. 10, 2025.
Event location: The UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law, Room 282, 2 White Street, Concord, NH.
Time: 5 p.m.- 6:15 p.m. A reception follows, from 6:15 p.m. – 7:15 p.m., in the IP Lobby.
Registration is required for all attendants, including those on Zoom. Please register here by Feb. 9. If you are joining by Zoom, please also sign up here to request a link.
Panelists include:
Assistant Professor of Law Mailyn Fidler
Mailyn Fidler: Assistant Professor of Law at the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law. Fidler is a scholar of cybersecurity and cybercrime law and an expert on the Fourth Amendment and changing technology as well as domestic and international regulatory approaches to cybersecurity and cybercrime. She is also an Affiliated Fellow at the Information Society Project at Yale Law School.
Alexis Shore Ingber
Alexis Shore Ingber: Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Michigan School of Information; she is also affiliated with the Center for Ethics, Society, and Computing at the University of Michigan. Ingber’s research operates at the critical intersection of media psychology and privacy law.
"My journey has been marked by a commitment to advancing privacy, expression, and trust within the landscape of emerging technologies—from legacy messaging platforms to cutting-edge emotion artificial intelligence."
James T. McKim Jr.
James T. McKim Jr. is a long-time high-tech entrepreneur and respected thought leader on diversity and digital transformation. McKim is Managing Partner at Organizational Ignition, LLC, and is Past President of the Manchester, NH branch of the NAACP. McKim is the author of the bestseller The Diversity Factor: Igniting Superior Organizational Performance and has worked with the NH Center for Nonprofits on its DEI strategy. The working title of his forthcoming book is Decoding Bias: Navigating Social and Non-social Bias in Technology Acquisition, Use, and Development.
