[Ssnet_list] Law and Tech | Ryan Calo | Future Tense at Magnuson | Thurs., Feb. 5 at 7 PM

[Monika Sengul-Jones via Ssnet_list]

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Hey everyone,

Are you interested in neuroscience, technology, and law (and
able/interested in visiting the south end of the UW Seattle campus)? If
yes, on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, at 7:00 PM, head to the Magnuson Health
Sciences Center room K-069 for Future Tense
<https://compneuro.washington.edu/news-and-events/neuroscience-ai-and-society/>,
a seminar series on neuroscience, AI, and society by the Computational
Neuroscience Center.

They're hosting Ryan Calo, who, among other titles, is one of the faculty
leads and co-founders of Society + Technology at UW. He'll be speaking
about law and technology:

RSVP
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/future-tense-ryan-calo-tickets-1980023338105?aff=oddtdtcreator>

Law and Technology: A Methodical Approach
Ryan Calo
February 5 2026
7:00 pm, Magnuson Health Sciences Center K-069

Reception to follow in the Rotunda!

Technology exerts a profound influence on contemporary society, shaping not
just the tools we use but the environments in which we live. Law, uniquely
among social forces, is positioned to guide and constrain the social fact
of technology in the service of human flourishing. Yet, technology has
proven disorienting to law: it presents itself as inevitable, makes a shell
game of human responsibility, and daunts regulation. Drawing lessons from
communities that critically assess emerging technologies, this book
challenges the reflexive acceptance of innovation and critiques the
widespread belief that technology is inevitable or ungovernable. It calls
for a methodical, coherent approach to the legal analysis of technology—one
capable of resisting technology’s disorienting qualities—thus equipping law
to meet the demands of an increasingly technology-mediated world while
helping to unify the field of law and technology itself.

Bio

Ryan Calo is the Lane Powell and D. Wayne Gittinger Professor at the
University of Washington School of Law. He is a founding co-director (with
Batya Friedman and Tadayoshi Kohno) of the interdisciplinary UW Tech Policy
Lab and a co-founder (with Chris Coward, Emma Spiro, Kate Starbird, and
Jevin West) of the UW Center for an Informed Public. Professor Calo holds a
joint appointment at the Information School and an adjunct appointment at
the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering.

Professor Calo’s research on law and emerging technology appears in leading
law reviews (California Law Review, Columbia Law Review, Duke Law Journal,
UCLA Law Review, and University of Chicago Law Review) and technical
publications (MIT Press, Nature, Artificial Intelligence) and is frequently
referenced by the national media. His work has been translated into at
least four languages. Professor Calo has testified four times before the
United States Senate, most recently providing witness testimony on July 11,
2024, before the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and
Transportation at a hearing titled “The Need to Protect Americans’ Privacy
and the AI Accelerant.” Professor Calo stressed the importance of a
comprehensive federal privacy law that both protects Americans’ personal
privacy and sets guidelines for businesses developing and implementing AI
technology.

sponsored by DeepMind


RSVP:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/future-tense-ryan-calo-tickets-1980023338105?aff=oddtdtcreator

Event:
https://compneuro.washington.edu/news-and-events/neuroscience-ai-and-society/
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