Name: Algorithmic Bias, Data, and the Criminal Case
Start: 2026-09-17T16:00:00-0400
End: 2026-09-17T17:00:00-0400

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Algorithmic Bias, Data, and the Criminal Case

Thursday September 17, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

AI tools now touch nearly every stage of a criminal case, from investigation through sentencing. These tools are marketed as neutral, but the data and design choices behind them are not. This session breaks down where algorithmic bias enters these tools and how it moves from code to consequence, covering facial recognition, AI-generated incident summaries, and pretrial risk-assessment instruments. Attendees leave with a working framework for recognizing algorithmic bias, so justice, not the algorithm, has the final word.

Speakers

Sonia Gipson Rankin

Interim Associate Dean for Technology & Innovation and Professor of Law, North Carolina Central University School of Law

Sonia Gipson Rankin is the Interim Associate Dean for Technology & Innovation and Professor of Law at North Carolina Central University School of Law, where she leads the NCCU Technology Law & Policy Center (TLPC). As both a computer scientist and legal scholar, she focuses on the... Read More →

Thursday September 17, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

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Sonia Gipson Rankin

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