Current Trends in the Federal Law Practice: Artificial intelligence (LEG00164)

Overview

Delivery method

Virtual classroom

Duration

1.5 hours

Audience

Legal Professionnals

Description

This presentation will cover the practicalities and legalities of artificial intelligence (AI) in the government context, providing valuable insights into navigating this fast-evolving landscape.

Beginning with an introduction to the technology itself, including recent developments such as chain-of-thought models, we’ll then dive into the high-level legal issues counsel will need to consider when advising clients, including issues associated with administrative law, privacy law and human rights law. Foundational legal resources developed by Justice’s AI working group will be introduced. We will then dive into emerging concerns associated with the latest generative AI systems, touching upon recent Treasury Board Secretariat guidance. We will also provide some insight into recent regulatory initiatives connected to AI.

Strategies for engaging with clients and advising effectively throughout the AI lifecycle will be discussed. The session will conclude with a quick overview of work being done internally at Justice to make AI tools available for internal use, followed by a question-and-answer roundtable.

Registration deadline: 5 working days prior to the course date.

Participants are responsible for adding their training activities to their Outlook calendars.

Accommodation measures: The Department of Justice is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free learning environment. If you have any accessibility needs in order to fully participate in the training activity, please contact your manager to discuss your needs. You may also call upon the services of the Centre for Workplace Access-Ability, Health and Wellness to help identify what type of accommodation measures you require.

For more information: Contact the Centre for Legal Education Services.

For information about the continuing professional development (CPD) hours for this course, please consult the 2024 Accreditation Summary.

If you have questions concerning the accreditation, please contact our accreditation team by email (Accreditations@justice.gc.ca).