Critical Perspectives on AI: Security, Governance, Labor and the Environment
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 28, 2026
The symposium will focus on the role and impact of artificial intelligence in four primary areas: national security, private governance, labor, and the environment. Each of these topics will be addressed from an international legal perspective. This aligns with the Texas International Law Journal’s commitment to fostering scholarly discourse related to international legal, theoretical, and policy analysis.
Our distinguished panelists will engage in thought-provoking discussions on: (1) AI and National Security, moderated by Professor Adam Klein, Director of the Strauss Center for International Security and Law; (2) AI and Private Governance, moderated by John Bockstanz, Innovation Policy Manager at Meta; and (3) AI and Labor and the Environment, moderated by Professor Karen Engle, Director of the Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice.
Questions?
Speakers
For general questions about the symposium, reach out to Mary Angela Ricotta, at symposium@tilj.org.
Adriana Sanford — Assistant Professor of Practice, University of Texas at Arlington
Chris Ford — Lieutenant Colonel; Military Professor, U.S. Naval War College, Stockton Center for the Study of International Law
Renée DiResta — Associate Research Professor, McCourt School of Public Policy (Tech and Public Policy Program & Massive Data Institute), Georgetown University
Richard Albert — Professor, Hines H. Baker and Thelma Kelley Baker Chair in Law, University of Texas School of Law
Kevin Frazier — Lecturer, Texas Law; AI Innovation and Law Fellow
Peter Salib — Assistant Professor of Law, University of Houston Law Center; Associated Faculty in Public Affairs
Justin Bryant — Privacy and Data Governance Lawyer, Baker Botts
Nathan Goldschlag — Director of Research, Economic Innovation Group
Kate Crawford — Research Professor, University of Southern California; Senior Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research New York