We are pleased to announce the 2025 Columbia Science & Technology Law Review Symposium, “Operationalizing AI Governance: Moving Standards from Theory to Practice.” The symposium aims to explore AI regulations across a number of sectors to include criminal justice, healthcare, autonomous vehicles, and more. The authors are focusing on turning AI governance discussions from general statements of ethical principles into standards that the technical community can actually deploy and the law can enforce.
The event will be co-sponsored by Columbia’s Science, Technology & Intellectual Property Law (STIPL) Program as well as the SNU AI Policy Initiative and the Center for Trustworthy AI at Seoul National University.
The Symposium will be held at Columbia Law School on Friday, November 21, from 9:30 AM - 4 PM. Please register here.
Featured Authors
Prof. Rebecca Wexler of Columbia Law School
Prof. Christopher Yoo of University of Pennsylvania Law School
Prof. Yong Lim of Seoul National University School of Law
Prof. Nicholson Price of University of Michigan Law School
Prof. Justin Hurwitz of University of Pennsylvania Law School
Prof. Bryan Choi of University of Colorado Law School
Prof. Sangchul Park of Seoul National University School of Law.
Featured Commentators
Prof. Sam Weinstein, Cardozo School of Law
Prof. Jennifer Mason McAward, the Notre Dame University Law School
Prof. Doni Bloomfield, Fordham Law School
Prof. Catherine Sharkey, NYU School of Law
Prof. Talia Gillis, Columbia Law School
Prof. Matthew Wansley, Cardozo School of Law
Prof. Rossana Ducato, University of Aberdeen School of Law
This symposium is free to all attendees. Registration is required. Please fill out this form to RSVP.
Symposium Schedule
9:30 - 10:00: Registration & Breakfast Bites
10:00 - 10:10: Opening Remarks
10:10 – 10:30: A Tale of Two AVs
- Author: Bryan Choi, Associate Professor of Law at University of Colorado Law School
- Commentator: Matthew Wansley, Professor of Law at Cardozo School of Law
10:40-10:50: Morning Break
10:50-11:20: Becoming Icarus: When AI Standards for Transparency Burn Competition
- Author: Yong Lim, Associate Professor of Law, Seoul National University School of Law
- Commentator: Sam Weinstein, Professor of Law and Co-Director, Heyman Center on Corporate Law and Governance at Cardozo School of Law
11:20 - 11:50: AI Suppression: E-Discovery Software and Brady
- Authors:
- Rebecca Wexler, Alfred W. Bressler Professor of Law at Columbia Law School
- Jason Hartline, Professor of Computer Science at Northwestern University
- Commentator: Jennifer Mason McAward, Associate Professor of Law at the Notre Dame University Law School; Director, Klau Institute for Civil and Human Rights
11:50 - 12:40: Lunch
12:40-1:10: Accountability, Oversight, and Learning in Medical AI
- Author: Nicholson Price, Professor of Law at University of Michigan Law School
- Commentator: Doni Bloomfield, Associate Professor of Law at Fordham Law School
1:10-1:40: An Assessment of Standards in Technology Tort Litigation
- Author: Justin (Gus) Hurwitz, Senior Fellow and Academic Director at the Center for Technology, Innovation, and Competition at University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
- Commentator: Catherine Sharkey, Segal Family Professor of Regulatory Law and Policy at NYU School of Law
1:40-1:50: Afternoon Break
1:50-2:20: The Role of Standards in Enabling the AI Stack
- Author: Christopher Yoo, Imasogie Professor in Law and Technology; Professor of Communication; Professor of Computer and Information Science; Founding Director, Center for Technology, Innovation & Competition; Co-Director, Penn Center on Media, Technology & Democracy at University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
- Commentator: Talia Gillis, Professor of Law at Columbia Law School
2:20 - 2:50: Emulating Brussels but Recalibrating in Seoul: Key Challenges in South Korea's AI Framework Act
- Author: Sangchul Park, Associate Professor, Seoul National University School of Law
- Commentator: Rossana Ducato, Senior Lecturer, University of Aberdeen School of Law
2:50 - 3:00: Closing Remarks
3:00 - 4:00: Refreshments at Arts & Crafts
Please reach out to Editor-in-Chief, Catherine Kirby, at cak2247@columbia.edu with any questions.
