Introduction to AI Bias, AI Principles, and Emerging AI Law

This workshop is closed to the public audience. Only the competing teams and their mentors will be given the registration information. Please contact the competition organizers with any questions or concerns.

Artificial Intelligence has shown great promise for improving citizen access to information and services, including healthcare. In addition to the benefits of AI, daily headlines remind us of the risks, including bias. In this workshop for the interdisciplinary teams competing in the Big Ten Augmented Intelligence Bowl, we will examine several examples of bias in AI. We will also review the AI development process and how bias can be incorporated into AI systems. Taking a broader perspective, we will discuss the emerging principles for responsible AI, such as privacy, fairness, accountability, and transparency. Finally, we will explore the emerging law of AI. Workshop exercises will require the teams to apply what they learn and scrutinize their AI implementation proposals.

Daniel W. Linna Jr. has a joint appointment at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and McCormick School of Engineering as a Senior Lecturer and the Director of Law and Technology Initiatives. Dan’s teaching and research focus on innovation and technology, including computational law, artificial intelligence, data analytics, leadership, operations, and innovation frameworks. Dan is also an affiliated faculty member at CodeX — The Stanford Center for Legal Informatics. Dan received his BA from the University of Michigan, received a second BA and an MA in public policy and administration from Michigan State University, and graduated magna cum laude, Order of the Coif from the University of Michigan Law School. Dan began his legal career with a one-year judicial clerkship for U.S. Court of Appeals Judge James L. Ryan. After his clerkship, he joined Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn, where he was elected equity partner in 2013. Before law school, Dan was an information technology manager, developer, and consultant.