Frontier Industry Leaders Come Together to Develop Curriculum
Berkeley, CA – November 4, 2024 – Berkeley Law, renowned for its innovative legal education and leadership in law and technology, has released the summer 2025 course schedule for the first-ever AI-focused Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree.
Berkeley Law has long been recognized as the nation’s leading program in IP and tech law. The introduction of the AI Law and Regulation certificate for students in the LL.M. Executive Track represents a major step forward in this tradition, further equipping legal professionals to navigate the complexities of AI.
Designed for working professionals in consultation with an advisory group of industry leaders at the frontiers of AI, the program can be completed over a calendar year with part-time online coursework and one full-time summer in Berkeley, or over two consecutive summer semesters in residence. The program attracts lawyers from over 40 countries, including those with a J.D. from the United States.
Course highlights include:
Law and Governance of Artificial Intelligence – In this course taught by one of the top-cited IP and cyberlaw scholars in the US, Colleen Chien, students will gain fluency with AI technologies and examine how law and policy are being developed and applied to minimize the harms (e.g. in the form of bias, privacy-, inequality, and security-related harms) and maximize the benefits (e.g. in the form of reduced costs, greater access, and greater personalization) offered by AI.
Fundamentals of AI Technology – Taught by AI governance expert Brandie Nonnecke, PhD, this course provides lawyers with a foundational understanding of artificial intelligence and machine learning, covering the continuum from narrow AI to the theoretical frontier of strong AI.
Global Regulation of AI – This course, taught by Lothar Determann, explores the global regulatory landscape surrounding artificial intelligence (AI), beginning with foundational definitions, applications, and existing regulatory frameworks.
Information Privacy Law – Taught by Erik Stallman, this course will explore the roots of US privacy law, its evolution in the 20th century, and the challenges of regulating information in the modern era where institutions and “data subjects” need and reveal information constantly, but also seek basic dignity and safety from harm.
Making AI Work for the People – Taught by Nicole Ozer, a nationally recognized expert on legal issues at the intersection of technology, civil rights, and democracy, along with Technology Civil Liberties attorneys Jacob Snow and Matt Cagle from the ACLU of Northern California, this class will provide students with an important foundation on issues, as well as existing and emerging legal frameworks, at the intersection of AI and data collection and use, AI and government surveillance, AI and access to social services, and AI and work.
Cybersecurity in Context: Technology, Policy, and Law – This course, taught by Chris Hoofnagle, will explore the most important elements that shape the playing field on which cybersecurity problems emerge and are managed.
The curriculum was designed in consultation with an advisory group of industry leaders, including:
- Wei Chen, Chief Legal Officer, EVP, Government Affairs, Infoblox
- Jennifer Dumas, General Counsel, Allen Institute for AI
- Beth George, Partner, Freshfields
- Brian Israel, General Counsel, Anthropic
- Miriam Kim, Partner, Munger, Tolles & Olson
- Josh Lee Kok Thong, Managing Director, Asia-Pacific, Future of Privacy Forum
- Irene Liu, Executive in Residence, Berkeley Law and AI Advisor to California State Senate
- Nicole Ozer, Technology and Civil Liberties Director, ACLU of Northern California
- Karen Silverman, CEO and Founder, Cantellus Group
- Dumitru Sliusarenco, Senior Case & Policy Officer, Meta Oversight Board
- Hanna Steinbach, EVP, Chief Legal Officer & Company Secretary, Medallia
- Duane Valz, Founder, Valz Legal
- Nikki Vo, Director and Associate General Counsel, Meta
- Jon Zieger, Co-Founder and Director of Responsible Innovation Labs
See the AI Law and Regulation complete course descriptions or browse the full summer 2025 LL.M. Executive Track course schedule.
If you have any questions about the program, please contact Anya Grossmann, Senior Director of Admissions, at agrossmann@law.berkeley.edu or llm@law.berkeley.edu.
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