The Intersection of Ethics and Artificial Intelligence: A Lawyer’s Guide

MCLE Credits: 1.0
Ethics Credits Included: 1.0

Thursday, March 23, 1:00–2:00 p.m. ET Live Zoom Webcast
Registration Deadline:	Thursday, March 23, 2023, at noon Registration is now closed.
MCLE Credit:	1.0 (Ethics: 1.0)
Live-Interactive Credit:	1.0
Designation Credit:	1.0 Ethics (Designations Information)
Registration Fee:	$89

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Why Attend?

Understand the ethics governing the use of AI by lawyers
Learn how attorneys are successfully using AI in their practices
Explore the ethical and legal problems with “black box” AI
Hear about the development of AI over the last several decades
Understand the implications of the AI ChatGPT, which has taken the legal world by storm

ChatGPT AI is “hotter than hot” in legal circles today—and has all sorts of ethical considerations. Our speakers will take a close look at what ChatGPT means for the legal profession.

Artificial intelligence has been a huge boon to the legal profession. But there’s a reason that the experts are talking about “dark AI” crimes (spoiler alert: the most dangerous crimes involve deepfakes) and fretting about the decisions made by “black box” AI.

To be competent, an attorney needs to understand how AI works—and may indeed be required to use AI if it would reduce costs/produce faster, more reliable results, etc. How does an attorney measure the transparency and trustworthiness of AI? How would a lawyer know whether AI technology reflects the biases and prejudices of its developers and trainers, leading to skewed results?

In August 2019, the American Bar Association adopted a long-awaited resolution urging courts and lawyers “to address the emerging ethical and legal issues related to the usage of artificial intelligence (‘AI’) in the practice of law.”

Developments since then have been fast and furious as AI became an integral part of the practice of law. Join our experts as they explain a lawyer’s ethical considerations when evaluating and using AI in your law practice. And yes, ChatGPT AI is “hotter than hot” in legal circles—and comes with its own set of ethical considerations.

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COURSE SCHEDULE (March 23) (Eastern Time)

1:00	The Intersection of Ethics and Artificial Intelligence: A Lawyer’s Guide
2:00	Adjourn

Q&A will be handled via chat room.

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Sharon D. Nelson, Sensei Enterprises, Inc. / Fairfax
John W. Simek, Sensei Enterprises, Inc. / Fairfax

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Sharon D. Nelson, Sensei Enterprises, Inc. / Fairfax

Sharon D. Nelson, Esq., is the President of Sensei Enterprises, Inc., a digital forensics, cybersecurity, and information technology firm in Fairfax, Virginia.

Ms. Nelson is the author of the noted electronic evidence blog Ride the Lightning and is a co-host of the Legal Talk Network podcast series called The Digital Edge: Lawyers and Technology as well as Digital Detectives.

Ms. Nelson is a frequent author (eighteen books published by the ABA and hundreds of articles) and speaker on legal technology, cybersecurity, and electronic evidence topics. She was the President of the Virginia State Bar June 2013–June 2014 and a past President of the Fairfax Law Foundation and the Fairfax Bar Association.

John W. Simek, Sensei Enterprises, Inc. / Fairfax

John Simek is the Vice President of Sensei Enterprises, Inc., an information technology, digital forensics, and cybersecurity firm located in Fairfax, Virginia. He has a national reputation as a digital forensics technologist and has testified as an expert witness throughout the United States. He holds a degree in engineering from the United States Merchant Marine Academy and an MBA in finance from Saint Joseph’s University.

Mr. Simek holds the prestigious CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) and the CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker) certifications in addition to multiple other technical certifications. He is a past chair of ABA TECHSHOW and a co-host of the Legal Talk Network podcast Digital Detectives. He is a frequent author (eighteen books published by the ABA and hundreds of articles) and speaker on legal technology, cybersecurity, and electronic evidence topics.