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Comparative Criminal Law Class Spends Spring Break in Argentina
This spring break, 13 students in Professors Ann England and Colene Robinson’s Comparative Criminal Law class looked at the law through a different lens in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Kaminski Presents at FTC Hearing on Consumer Privacy
Associate Professor Margot Kaminski participated in a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hearing focused on the FTC’s approach to consumer privacy April 9-10, 2019. Kaminski spoke on a panel about current approaches to privacy and compare how various jurisdictions have enacted laws that address privacy risks, including federal law, European law (through the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR), and state laws—both enacted and proposed. Read more
Surden on Ethics of Artificial Intelligence: Can We Teach Computers to be Good People?
When people think about artificial intelligence, or AI, they can be quick to jump to the all-too-common sci-fi depiction of a heartlessly rational computer willing to kill people to fulfill its programming. Real AI is lightyears away from that. Today, AI is still pretty far from basic things humans can accomplish, like being able to grasp abstract concepts, according to Harry Surden, a University of Colorado Law School professor and AI expert. Read more
Carpenter Speaks at U.N. General Assembly’s Global Kickoff of 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages
Speaking on behalf of the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP), of which she serves as the North American member and vice chair, Council Tree Professor of Law Kristen Carpenter delivered a statement about indigenous languages to the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Feb. 1. Read more