Risk Policy and Law
The Risk Policy and Law (RP&L) Specialty Group of the Society for Risk Analysis is a group of scientists, social scientists, lawyers, engineers, and others interested in the interface between risk analysis, public policy, and laws. The RP&L Specialty Group was formerly called the “Risk, Science & Law” Specialty Group; it changed its name in 2006. The group’s goal is to support collaborative research and dialogue to identify and illuminate issues that arise from risk-related legislative acts, regulatory rules, treaties, oversight and review mechanisms, judicial proceedings, and other legal institutions.
On December 12th, 2024 the Risk, Policy and Law Specialty Group co-hosted with the Society for Risk Analysis a lively expert panel discussion that explored the latest developments in AI technologies supporting risk analysis and risk-informed decision-making, as well as the risks that these technologies bring to our individual and collective lives. Discussions included the human, legal and policy risks of topics like deepfakes, algorithmic bias caused by bad data, automation and socioeconomic inequality.
Panelists included:
- Anthony M. Barrett, Ph.D., Visiting Scholar, AI Security Initiative, Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity, UC Berkeley
- Ann Bostrom, Ph.D., Weyerhaeuser endowed Professor in Environmental Policy at the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington
- Cary Coglianese, Ph.D., J.D., Edward B. Shils Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science; Director, Penn Program on Regulation
- Lorraine Kisselburgh, Ph.D., CERIAS Fellow, Purdue University
Moderator:
- Seth Guikema, Ph.D., Professor, Co-Director, Center for Risk Analysis Informed Decision Engineering