Amid growing concerns over the impact of new technology on the criminal justice system, the Department of Justice named its first artificial intelligence officer in February: Jonathan Mayer, a Princeton University assistant professor of computer science and public affairs who focuses on national security, consumer privacy, and criminal procedures.
“Jonathan’s expertise will be invaluable in ensuring that the entire Justice Department—including our law enforcement components, litigating components, grantmaking entities, and U.S. Attorneys’ Offices—is prepared for both the challenges and opportunities that new technologies present,” U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a press release.
In addition to his JD from Stanford Law School, Mayer holds a PhD in computer science from Stanford University. Before joining the Princeton faculty, he served as the technology advisor to then-U.S. Senator Kamala Harris and as the Chief Technologist of the Federal Communications Commission Enforcement Bureau. At Princeton, he has focused his teaching and scholarship on the intersection of technology and law, with emphasis on national security, criminal procedure, consumer privacy, network management, and online speech.
In his new role, Mayer leads a newly created Emerging Technology Board, which will advise the DOJ on the ethics of AI. For more details, please see the full article on Stanford Lawyer.