Aug 26, 2024 | AI
AI Policy Consortium Kicks Off Educational Series With “Fundamentals of AI in the U.S. Court System”
Jake Heller, head of Product for CoCounsel, Thomson Reuters, and Jake Porway, co-founder of DataKind and an NCSC AI consultant, will host the Aug. 28 webinar as part of a new AI and the Courts series of monthly discussions.
The Thomson Reuters Institute-National Center for State Courts (NCSC) AI Policy Consortium for Law and Courts kicks off its educational offerings with Fundamentals of AI in the U.S. Court System on Aug. 28.
Jake Heller, head of Product for CoCounsel, Thomson Reuters, and Jake Porway, co-founder of DataKind and an NCSC AI consultant, will host the webinar as part of a new AI and the Courts series of monthly discussions. The first session will offer participants a foundational understanding of AI and its potential to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the judicial process, highlighting current applications of AI in the court system and the ethical implications of its use.
Launched in June, the consortium is a joint initiative designed to educate the judiciary about the opportunities and challenges of evolving AI and generative AI solutions, enabling judges and legal and court professionals to make informed decisions about adoption and use.
“I’m thrilled to help bring together the legal industry’s top AI experts from the courts, law firms, academia, and technology organizations,” said Heller. “The pace of innovation in the legal industry is fast and furious, and Thomson Reuters has a long tradition of customer collaboration and leadership in applying cutting-edge technologies to legal research and legal workflows. The AI Policy Consortium for Law and Courts will be a tremendous resource for the judiciary and legal professionals seeking to keep up with the quickly evolving AI and generative AI tools available to augment the practice of law.”
“Having more than 1,000 participants registered for the webinar speaks to the judiciary and legal profession’s eagerness to better understand AI solutions and their impact on how legal professionals work,” Porway said. “Our consortium is filling a gap in the industry as courts and legal professionals navigate how to best evaluate, adopt, and sanction the uses of generative AI. I’m excited to introduce the AI and the Courts series with an exploration of the current and future ways AI is used in the court system as well as its challenges and implications.”
The consortium’s four workstreams – AI governance and ethics, workforce readiness for AI adoption, rules and practices pertaining to AI, and AI’s impact on access to justice – examine the opportunities and risks of AI and generative AI. The second webinar, Ethics of Generative AI: A Guide for Judges and Legal Professionals, will be held on Sept. 18. Future topics will include AI’s impact on the judicial and legal workforce, how AI can enhance court efficiency, and more.
Register for the webinar here. To learn more about on the consortium, read the press release.
