FSU Law to host inaugural AI Day in the Capital
Florida State University College of Law will host AI Day in the Capital at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 22. The Stoops Center for Law and Business and the Institute of Law, Technology, and Innovation are co-leading the event, with support from Amazon.
Expect a practical look at how AI is being used across state and local government-and what that means for statutes, rules, procurement, ethics, and the courtroom. The focus is simple: responsible adoption, transparency, workforce impact, access to justice, and public trust.
What you'll get
- Expert panels on legal risk, policy design, oversight, and AI governance in public agencies.
- Hands-on demos showing AI in action across health care, atmospheric research, and legal applications at FSU.
- Concrete guidance on transparency, auditability, and documenting AI-enabled decisions.
- Discussion on bias mitigation, due process, and records retention with AI tools in the loop.
Why it matters for legal professionals
- Agencies are deploying AI now. Counsel needs a clear view of procurement terms, vendor accountability, and model risk.
- E-discovery, administrative procedure, and public records obligations are changing with AI-assisted workflows.
- Professional responsibility is in play. See the ABA's view on technology competence in Rule 1.1 Comment 8 (ABA Model Rule 1.1).
- CLE credit is available, so you can level up your understanding while meeting requirements.
Who's in the room
Speakers and participants include leaders from national law firms, technology companies, multiple colleges and units at FSU, government officials, and industry experts from across the country. The event is sponsored by Amazon.
Hands-on demonstrations
See how AI is being used today across the university. From clinical and research settings to legal tech use cases, these demos move beyond theory and into workflows you can apply or scrutinize in practice.
Key questions the event will surface
- What documentation should agencies require for AI systems (data sources, model changes, evaluations)?
- How do we structure oversight without slowing essential services?
- Which safeguards address bias and explainability while preserving efficiency?
- How should public records, retention, and privilege be handled with AI-generated content?
- Where do due process and transparency obligations meet algorithmic decision-making?
Logistics
- Date and time: Thursday, Jan. 22, starting at 9 a.m.
- Cost: Free and open to the public.
- Continuing Legal Education: Credit available.
- Media: Encouraged to attend; interviews with speakers and university leadership available upon request.
Registration and full schedule are available on the AI Day in the Capital website.
Next steps for your team
- Identify one high-impact, low-risk use case to pilot under legal oversight (e.g., document triage or intake routing).
- Draft a short AI use policy: data handling, human review, audit logs, and vendor obligations.
- Schedule a CLE debrief with your team after the event to set standards for procurement and practice.
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