Evaluati
ng AI in Massachusetts Classrooms Through a Bioethics LensYouth Advocacy Writing Group students
*Be sure to RSVP for lunch on April 16.
Evaluati
ng AI in Massachusetts Classrooms Through a Bioethics LensBobby Str oup\, Harvard Law School J.D. Candidate
Paper Topic: Secondary school educators in Massachusetts are exploring student use of a rtificial intelligence\, but there is no uniform method by which this softw are is evaluated. This project discusses the status quo of EdTech in the Co mmonwealth and advocates for evaluating AI’s impact on youth with more comp rehensive metrics than are used for legacy technologies. The format is a se ries of recorded conversations with educators\, researchers\, and legal exp erts\, which will be published in a podcast.
Biography: Bobby is a J.D. candidate at Harvard Law School (Class of 2025) and a Y outh Advocacy and Policy Lab Fellow. Prior to attending law school\, Bobby served in the US Navy and subsequently worked as a civilian in a FinTech co nsulting startup. Through clinics and internships\, he has worked on variou s legal and policy matters affecting Massachusetts youth including Social D eterminants of Health\, Education Policy\, and Anti-Human Trafficking. Bobb y has prepared for a career supporting digital health innovation by co-lead ing the Harvard Law Entrepreneurship Project\, researching neurorights at t he Petrie-Flom Center\, and working as a teaching fellow for Bioethics at H arvard Medical School.
Y-Lab’s Transformational Impact on
the Law School ExperienceMegan Patel\, Harvard Law School J.D. Can didate
Paper Topic: Megan’s capstone project is abou t the efficacy of Y-Lab and the unique way the program’s requirements\, eth os\, and community-building strengthen students’ law school experiences. Ad ditionally\, the paper will address institutional concerns like the longevi ty of the program and replicability at other law schools.
Bio graphy: Megan Patel is a proud Michigander who will be taking on t he West Coast when she clerks for Judge David Carter in the Central Distric t of California post-graduation. Before attending HLS she was a paralegal i n the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division. Megan continued her commitment to civil rights at HLS where she was involved in CR-CL\, SALSA\, Y-Lab\, WLA\, and P LAP. However\, the most important thing to know about Megan is that she is a proud mom to her perfect cat Noorie.
Juvenile Consent Searches: The Fourth Amendment Demands a More Pr
otective Standard for Consent Searches of MinorsAashna Avachat\, Ha rvard Law School J.D. Candidate
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< strong>Paper Topic: The Supreme Court does not have a clear standa rd for determining whether a juvenile has consented to a law enforcement se arch. But\, because the Court has repeatedly held that children are differe nt from adults in the criminal legal system\, from their level of understan ding the law to their culpability for criminal acts\, and because there are greater limitations on young people's ability to consent in other areas of the law\, the standard for consent searches should also be more protective for minors.
Biography: Aashna Avachat (she/her) is a 3L in the Y-Lab Fellows program focusing on young people's interactions w ith law enforcement. During her time at HLS\, she has participated in Harva rd Defenders\, the Child Advocacy Clinic\, the Capital Punishment Clinic\, and the Institute to End Mass Incarceration. She has interned at the ACLU\, PDS\, and Juvenile Law Center and plans to continue doing public defense w ork post-grad.
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