Bowdoin professor leads trustworthy AI workshops for finance and legal professionals in Washington, D.C.

Bowdoin College professor Vianney Gomezgil Yaspik traveled to Washington, D.C., to lead AI training sessions for senior practitioners at major financial and legal institutions, including the World Bank, JP Morgan, and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. The sessions focused on the practical challenges of deploying generative AI in high-stakes settings, emphasizing workflow integration, risk frameworks, transparency, and the influence of default settings on professional interactions with automated tools. Her World Bank consultations centered on internal AI systems and will connect to her Summer Data Science Lab with Bowdoin Data Science Fellows.

The AI Collective, a nonprofit with more than 150,000 members, hosted the events, including an evening program called AI Meets Law for about 40 legal professionals from private practice, public interest groups, and multilateral institutions. Yaspik and other panelists discussed the legal AI environment, the need to look beyond vendor marketing, and the ethical risks of widespread AI adoption. The article argues that legal firms and departments should establish clear default protocols and technical literacy before integrating generative AI into client work.

(Source：Complete Ai Training)