AI and Discrimination

Dee Masters and Jamie Susskind join Tom to examine the law’s answers to the problems caused by the machine learning algorithms being increasingly used to make decisions about our lives.

How does the law handle discriminatory or unfair results produced by software used by the police, for example, to work out where to target resources in investigating crime; or by employers to decide who to hire and fire?

And is the law fit for purpose given the pace at which technology is moving, and the specialism required to understand it?

Dee Masters is an equalities barrister at Cloisters chambers. She co-founded the AI Law Consultancy with Robin Allen KC in 2019. Since then they have advised government, business, trade unions and the UN on the equality implications of AI and related technologies.

Jamie Susskind is a barrister at 11KBW and author of two books at the intersection of tech, politics, and law: The Digital Republic and the award-winning bestseller Future Politics.

Coming 9 October 2023