Companies have increasingly leveraged artificial intelligence (“AI”) to facilitate decisions in the extension of credit and financial lending as well as hiring decisions. AI tools have the potential to produce efficiencies in processes but have also recently faced scrutiny for AI-related environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) risks. Such risks include AI ethical issues related to the use of facial recognition technology or embedded biases in AI software that may potentially perpetuate racial inequality or have a discriminatory impact on minority communities. ESG and diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) advocates, along with federal and state regulators, have begun to examine the potential benefit and harm of AI tools vis-à-vis such communities. Continue Reading Responsibly Audited AI and the ESG/AI Nexus
Molly Prindle
Molly Prindle is a litigator in the firm's Washington, DC office, with a particular focus on government-facing litigation. She has experience representing clients at all stages of litigation in federal and state courts, including motions practice at the trial and appellate levels. Molly also has experience taking and defending depositions, conducting offensive and defensive discovery, and leading mediation proceedings. In addition, Molly maintains a robust pro bono practice focused on prisoners' rights and eviction defense cases.
Prior to joining the firm, Molly clerked for Judge Ronald L. Gilman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and Chief Judge Mark R. Hornak of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Molly earned her J.D. from American University Washington College of Law, where she served as Editor-in-Chief of the American University Law Review.