Location: University of San Diego School of Law, Warren Hall, 2A 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110
Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025 · 8:30am – 3pm PST
Community Defenders, Inc. Seminar, What is AI?, San Diego, CA
Community Defenders, Inc. Seminar, Saturday, January 25, 2025. – What exactly is AI? HYBRID SEMINAR
As the use of artificial intelligence grows, especially in case preparation and courtrooms, criminal defense attorneys must understand its applications, ethical implications, and potential obstacles in criminal trials, appeals, and postconviction cases. This lecture will provide up-to-date information on the rapidly changing and evolving topic of artificial intelligence and associated tactics from experts in the field.
Lobby, Warren Hall, Second Floor 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Check-In and Continental Breakfast
All sessions will be held in the Grace Courtroom Room 303, Warren Hall, Third Floor.
9:00 am – 9:15 am — Welcome and Introductions.
9:15 am – 10:30 am — Session I WHAT IS AI? (1.25 Technology)
Speaker: Emily Prokesch, Team Leader, Forensic Support Unit, New York State Defenders Association; Lecturer in Law, Columbia Law School; Adjunct Professor, Emory University School of Law.
Emily Prokesch will address the definition and applications of AI, including current case law and court procedures governing the use of AI in court.
10:30 am – 10:45 am — BREAK.
10:45 am – 12:00 pm — Session II: LAW ENFORCEMENT’S USE OF DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGIES (1.25 Ethics)
SPEAKERS:
John C. Ellis, Jr., Esq., The Law Offices of John C. Ellis, Jr.
Geneviéve Jones-Wright, Esq., Executive Director, Community Advocates for Just and Moral Governance
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm — Keynote Lunch — ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS OF AI FOR DEFENSE ATTORNEYS (1.0 Ethics)
SPEAKER: Kevin Bringuel, Esq. – Training Attorney, California Appellate Project – San Francisco
1:30 pm – 1:45 pm — BREAK
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm — Session IV — EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR USE BY CRIMINAL DEFENSE PRACTITIONERS (1.25 Technology)
SPEAKER: Jason Fries, CEO and Lead Forensic Scientist, 3D Forensics, Inc.
