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Aileen Nielsen is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Harvard Law School, where she teaches privacy law and torts. Her research focuses on the interplay of law and technology, drawing on empirical methods and private law topics. She holds degrees in anthropology, physics, and law. She has written two trade books on machine learning and has also worked in industry as a data scientist. She is a member of the New York bar.


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Journal of Empirical Legal Studies

Building a better lawyer

Experimental evidence that artificial intelligence can increase legal work efficiency

Faculty Associate Aileen Nielsen and coauthors explore human-machine cooperation in legal practice, running an experiment "on the causal impact of machine assistance on the…

Nov 17, 2024
Nature

Can cities shape future tech regulation?

Aileen Nielsen writes about city lawmaking compensating for national regulations in technology. 

Jan 11, 2024

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Dec 3, 2024 @ 12:15 PM

Artificial Intelligence and The Future of Privacy

A Conversation with Microsoft Chief Privacy Officer and Former FTC Commissioner, Julie Brill

Microsoft Chief Privacy Officer Julie Brill and Harvard Law School Visiting Professor Aileen Nielsen will explore the current landscape of privacy regulation in the United States…