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SUMMARY:Keynote address: ESG and AI – technology\, friend or foe? 
DESCRIPTION:Lawyers play a crucial role as advisors to clients\, which is
  recognized in the codes of ethics of various jurisdictions\, providing 
 context for legal advice. The UNGP’s and CSDDD are two examples of stand
 ards (one soft\, one hard law) whereby companies are obligated to unders
 tand\, monitor and mitigate their adverse human rights and environmental
  impacts. With the advent of artificial intelligence\, new challenges an
 d opportunities arise\, implicating lawyers' ethical obligations. AI pre
 sents a double-edged sword in the realm of environmental protection and 
 human rights. For example\, AI-powered satellite imagery analysis has im
 proved the detection of deforestation in the Amazon\, allowing authoriti
 es to respond more swiftly to illegal logging activities. At the same ti
 me\, facial recognition software and zero-click forms of spyware represe
 nt a threat to privacy rights that may impact ongoing activities of envi
 ronmental defenders. Issues relating to bias in AI applications can also
  impact on the legal advice given that relies in part on AI. Sustainabil
 ity issues are also raised in considering the computing power required t
 o build and run AI systems demands significant energy and water resource
 s\, potentially exacerbating environmental stress in already vulnerable 
 areas.\n\nAs advisors\, lawyers must navigate these complex intersection
 s\, balancing the potential benefits of AI with ethical considerations t
 hat may require considerations of risks to human rights and the environm
 ent. There is a growing school of thought that lawyer should consider no
 t only the legal implications but also the broader ethical and societal 
 impacts of AI implementation in their clients' operations. This expanded
  role requires lawyers to be well-versed in both the technological aspec
 ts of AI and its ethical implications potential for human rights and env
 ironmental sustainability. This view is not without its opponents who ar
 gue for a stricter and more literal interpretation of the scope of legal
  advice. This discussion focuses on this flexion point.\n
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