Presenter: Allison Dayan Castaneda Moreno

Faculty Sponsor: Jean Kennedy

School: Quinsigamond Community College

Research Area: Law and Legal Studies

Session: Poster Session 1, 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM, Auditorium, A8

ABSTRACT

As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in legal systems, governance structures, and everyday decision‑making, questions of ethics and accountability grow more urgent. This project examines the evolving relationship between AI, law, and human values, with a particular focus on how traditional knowledge and historical frameworks can guide responsible technological development. While contemporary AI systems operate at unprecedented speed and complexity, they are still shaped by long‑standing social, cultural, and legal foundations. Understanding these roots is essential for building future systems that remain grounded, equitable, and aligned with human needs.

Within the legal field, ethics serves as both a constraint and a compass for the integration of artificial intelligence. As courts, law firms, and administrative agencies increasingly adopt algorithmic tools, the traditional pillars of legal ethics, professional responsibility, due process, transparency, and the protection of fundamental rights are being tested in new ways. AI systems challenge long‑standing assumptions about who exercises judgment, how accountability is assigned, and what it means for legal decisions to be fair, explainable, and grounded in human reasoning.