Algorithms in the Justice System Draft Timetable
| Algorithms in the justice system. Draft programme | |||
| Venue: Marjorie Sykes Room, Friends House, 173-177 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BJ | |||
| Day 1 | 17th December 2024 | ||
| Time | Activity | Speakers (tbc) | Topic |
| 10:15 | Registration and coffee | Participants will provide a one page summary of their background and interests | |
| 10.30 | Welcome and one minute introductions | Amy Wilson, Gail Robertson, Ian Hunt | One minute on background and most important topic |
| 11:00 | Presentation |
Professor Serge Sharoff, Professor of Language Technology, University of Leeds |
Your Honor, ChatGPT Objected: Interpreting decisions of Large Language Models |
| 11:45 | Presentation | Professor Jim Smith, University of Warwick | AI for policing serious crime libraries and the court |
| 12:30 | Lunch | ||
| 13:15 | Presentation | Dr Janis Wong, The Law Society of England and Wales | Algorithms for justice? The legal sector perspective on the opportunities and challenges of automated decision-making for access to justice |
| 14:00 | Discussion | All |
List the main issues arising from first talks, choose case studies |
| 14:30 | Case studies and refreshments | Four groups of six to eight people | TBC |
| 15:30 | Feedback | Four nominees | 10 minutes per group |
| 16:00 | Presentation | Professor Kosuke Imai, Harvard University | Do algorithmic recommendations help judges make better decisions? Results from a randomized controlled trial |
| 16:45 | RSS Stats & Law Section AGM | ||
| 17:00 | Break | ||
| 18:00 | Dinner | The Great Nepalese, 48 Eversholt Street, London, NW1 1DA |
Further discussions. |
| 21:00 |
End of day |
Most likely further discussions in suitable surroundings |
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| Day 2 | 18th December 2024 | ||
| 9:00 | Presentation | Dr Elizabeth Tiarks, University of Aberdeen | AI in sentencing: a practice perspective |
| 9:45 | Presentation | Mr Jacob Turner, Fountain Court Chambers (pre-recorded) | AI in litigation: subject matter and tool |
| 10:30 | Refreshments | ||
| 11:00 | Presentation |
Professor Philip Dawid, University of Cambridge and Professor Julia Mortera, Università Roma Tre |
Algorithms in the Justice System: Some Statistical Issues |
| 11:45 | Discussion | Four groups of six to eight people | Topics arising from case studies and further talks. |
| 12:45 | Lunch | ||
| 13:30 | Presentation |
Professor Melissa Hamilton, University of Surrey |
Criminal justice in the age of algorithms |
| 14:15 | Discussion with refreshments | Groups of six to eight people | |
| 15:15 | Presentation |
Dr Ian Hunt Mr Tom King, RSS Data Ethics and Governance Section |
Overview of workshop from legal and statistical perspectives Professional responsibility: Individuals in institutions |
| 16:00 | Discussion | All | Plans for future work |
| 16:30 | End | ||