Law Prof and Co-Director, Berkeley Center for Law and Technology. linktr.ee/colleenchienhttps://bsky.app/profile/colleenchien.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/colleenchien.bsky.social/post/3mqad4vtjqs2k@BerkeleyLaw is hiring a tenured professor in AI, Law and Society, as part of an interdisciplinary campus-wide cluster. Please spread the word, and consider applying! Deadline is September 4. Happy to field questions. aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05397 https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF0539709 Jul 2026 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:nusca67olfizwgor5k7x23eu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqad4vtjqs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/colleenchien.bsky.social/post/3mdya544j4s23Looking forward to discussing research on automated expungement notification and impacts for the Advancing Clean Slate Research webinar on Feb 11, 1–2pm EST. w/ JJ Prescott, Laura Chavez, and Nyron Crawford. Register: buff.ly/1JsPjFD About our Juneteenth agenda and pilots: buff.ly/OhARIyH03 Feb 2026 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:nusca67olfizwgor5k7x23eu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdya544j4s23https://bsky.app/profile/colleenchien.bsky.social/post/3mdiy3kujls2sDelighted to be presenting science-based insights on mentoring lawyers and inventors: “Best Practices in Mentoring: Creating Programs that Can Change Lives,” w/Margo Bagley, Jason Sandvik, & American Inns of Court to celebrate #MentoringMonth! 1/31 at 10:00 PST/1:00 EST: lnkd.in/gm8mRUAe28 Jan 2026 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:nusca67olfizwgor5k7x23eu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdiy3kujls2shttps://bsky.app/profile/colleenchien.bsky.social/post/3mcafh3vqu22cMillions have had their records cleared under Clean Slate laws—but without knowing, they still live w/the consequences. Paper Prisons is proud to announce a partnership with the Santa Clara PD to implement RCTs to notify and evaluate this crucial link b/w legal reform + lived freedom buff.ly/RbuybAk12 Jan 2026 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:nusca67olfizwgor5k7x23eu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcafh3vqu22chttps://bsky.app/profile/colleenchien.bsky.social/post/3mbwv62ev3p2eFrom #ASSA2026, our second Diversity Pilots paper: Small-Scale Mentoring, Large-Scale Innovation. Evidence from seven cohorts shows formal mentoring increases inventive productivity—largest for underrepresented innovators—plus retention and satisfaction. Full paper: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=509721808 Jan 2026 21:06 +0000at://did:plc:nusca67olfizwgor5k7x23eu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbwv62ev3p2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/colleenchien.bsky.social/post/3mbwv2tzved22New paper workshopped by co-authors Jillian Grennan and Joan Farre-Mensa at #ASSA2026. Prelim findings show that patent grants don’t just matter for firms—they shape inventors’ careers. See LinkedIn for further details: buff.ly/KPhCzus @aeainformation.bsky.social @assameeting.bsky.social #EconSky https://buff.ly/KPhCzus08 Jan 2026 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:nusca67olfizwgor5k7x23eu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbwv2tzved22https://bsky.app/profile/colleenchien.bsky.social/post/3mboq57usnk2e1/2 Fun visit to @ETH_en @eth_cle in Dec. presenting on two projects: "Surveillance Pricing: Inclusion or Exploitation?" (w/ @xu_yixiang, Cal. L. Rev., forthcoming) and "Inclusive Innovation & Knowledge Production" (papers w/@GrennanJill, Jason Sandvik & @jfm82)05 Jan 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:nusca67olfizwgor5k7x23eu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mboq57usnk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/colleenchien.bsky.social/post/3mbkgqauv7e22Excited about a new project w/ Prof. @chrishwiggins.bsky.social of @datascicolumbia.bsky.social on "tech bono" - the commitments we have in law to service learning/ professional volunteerism called “pro bono" mapped to tech+data science. More: buff.ly/hGPZy5I #techbono @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social https://buff.ly/hGPZy5I03 Jan 2026 22:16 +0000at://did:plc:nusca67olfizwgor5k7x23eu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbkgqauv7e22https://bsky.app/profile/colleenchien.bsky.social/post/3m6ahjhe43i2jClosed out the inaugural year of the Berkeley AI & Society social with a look at a new statewide police use-of-force + misconduct database built by Berkeley EECS, journalism, law, data science, and others, including at Stanford. ML+ other techniques+sweat pulled of the enormous data cleaning (1/3)22 Nov 2025 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:nusca67olfizwgor5k7x23eu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6ahjhe43i2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/colleenchien.bsky.social/post/3m4jil4qmyc2nWonderful to visit Jessica Jackson in NY. As a Santa Clara student, she inspired Paper Prisons when she drew attention to prisons overstay as a data problem. She’s since led REFORM; which has in 6 yrs passed 21 laws in 12 states to reform our broken probation/parole system: https://youtu.be/Gk8aREuaGAg?si=uJVhCQxsn5_oBZue31 Oct 2025 22:10 +0000at://did:plc:nusca67olfizwgor5k7x23eu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4jil4qmyc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/colleenchien.bsky.social/post/3m4jhvmboqs2nSo impressed with the spooky smart and creative costumes of students in my AI Law and Governance class! Adding our family's AI-themed costume from a few years ago too. Happy Halloween! 🎃31 Oct 2025 21:58 +0000at://did:plc:nusca67olfizwgor5k7x23eu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4jhvmboqs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/colleenchien.bsky.social/post/3m2a7ybbck22cNew paper: Bridging Research Gaps b/w Academic Research & Legal Investigations of Algorithmic Discrimination, for AI, Ethics & Society 2025. @irenetrampoline.bsky.social, Anna Zink & I review civil enforcement actions & find 5 ways algorithmic research can better support enforcers; comments welcome!02 Oct 2025 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:nusca67olfizwgor5k7x23eu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2a7ybbck22chttps://bsky.app/profile/colleenchien.bsky.social/post/3lxcvn6c4u22tMy new article, "Clean Slate, Dirty Data," audits automatic non-conviction record clearance laws in 5 states, finds good but imperfect compliance, suggesting 1) automation can succeed where petitions fail, 2) accountability in implementation is needed.(NC L. Rev 2025) https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=540124726 Aug 2025 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:nusca67olfizwgor5k7x23eu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxcvn6c4u22thttps://bsky.app/profile/colleenchien.bsky.social/post/3lninbyj5sk26Despite backlash to DEI, our paper, w/ Jillian Grennan and Jason Sandvik, just presented @nber.org, suggests targeted mentorship boosts firm-wide innovation. Tracking 7 cohorts, 633 mentees & 20K+ employees, we find real ROI for well-designed mentoring. 📄 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=509721823 Apr 2025 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:nusca67olfizwgor5k7x23eu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lninbyj5sk26https://bsky.app/profile/colleenchien.bsky.social/post/3lmqeyspcts2qRegistration for our 4/16 AI & Education event featuring @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social Education Prof Zach Pardos and CS Prof Gireeja Ranade now open: https://berkeley.zoom.us/meeting/register/l155a0FMQmi7LJgb0pL36A#/registration Series website: ai-and-society.github.io Curated by @rajiinio.bsky.social and @irenetrampoline.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Apr 2025 01:12 +0000at://did:plc:nusca67olfizwgor5k7x23eu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmqeyspcts2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/colleenchien.bsky.social/post/3lmfetguzlc2dJust posted: working paper on the impact of drivers license suspension reform laws on employment w/ @bobapel.bsky.social. We find increases in statewide employment when people can drive & that the quality of reform matters. It’s an early draft, welcome your comments! https://paperprisons.org/news-blog.html?key=all%2Fblog%2Fnew-working-paper-on-the-impact-of-debt-based-license-suspension-reform-april-8-2025%2F09 Apr 2025 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:nusca67olfizwgor5k7x23eu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmfetguzlc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/colleenchien.bsky.social/post/3llzf7jlldk2pWe've launched a biweekly AI & Society salon at Berkeley w/ @rajiinio.bsky.social & @irenetrampoline.bsky.social! This week, sociologist marionf.bsky.social joined EECS’ beenwrekt.bsky.social to discuss The Ordinal Society. Up next, on April 16th: AI & Education. Join us at ai-and-society.github.io04 Apr 2025 21:44 +0000at://did:plc:nusca67olfizwgor5k7x23eu/app.bsky.feed.post/3llzf7jlldk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/colleenchien.bsky.social/post/3llz3deaq2s2pExcited to see @kpbssandiego.bsky.social spotlight the Paper Prisons Racial Justice Act tool in their mini-series on racial disparities in the justice system. We’ve been humbled by the reception from people seeking to connect lived experience to data and welcome collaboration.04 Apr 2025 18:47 +0000at://did:plc:nusca67olfizwgor5k7x23eu/app.bsky.feed.post/3llz3deaq2s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/colleenchien.bsky.social/post/3lkepw3bao22aWhat’s happening in Federal AI law, policy & governance? We discussed @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social's recent conference, covering AI EOs across Trump I & II and Biden, the M-Memo, & agency shifts. Some highlights from my primer and the panel of computer & social scientists and lawyers I moderated:14 Mar 2025 23:05 +0000at://did:plc:nusca67olfizwgor5k7x23eu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkepw3bao22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/colleenchien.bsky.social/post/3lgg7s54jgc2uToday at noon PST - Tech Devt’s & Tools in the Criminal Legal System webinar (qualifies for CA tech CLE) - I’ll be talking about Paper Prisons projects in AI, automation, & data re the California Racial Justice Act & Clean Slate w/ Andrea Roth, Chesa Boudin, Rebecca Wexler, and Jake Rhodes.23 Jan 2025 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:nusca67olfizwgor5k7x23eu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgg7s54jgc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/colleenchien.bsky.social/post/3kymraw7q7b2c📣 New Racial Justice Act tool/paper alert! Our Paper Prisons tool offers CalDOJ data on racial disparities by county, charge, prosecution stage, and sentence in all 58 CA counties. Tool: rja.paperprisons.org https://rja.paperprisons.org01 Aug 2024 02:16 +0000at://did:plc:nusca67olfizwgor5k7x23eu/app.bsky.feed.post/3kymraw7q7b2chttps://bsky.app/profile/colleenchien.bsky.social/post/3ky2bgsllmc2fExcited to share UC Berkeley's new cluster hire in AI, Inequality, and Society including five T/TT positions at Berkeley Law, @berkeleyischool.bsky.social, UC Berkeley CDSS, and the departments of EECS and Sociology. Please consider applying / spread the word! aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF0449824 Jul 2024 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:nusca67olfizwgor5k7x23eu/app.bsky.feed.post/3ky2bgsllmc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/colleenchien.bsky.social/post/3kwfz4d2dza2qThis @financialtimes.com article provides an overview of several studies by Diversity Patents Initiative researchers including @patentscholar.bsky.social's & my piece in Science & a paper I co-authored with Chris Cotropia on the role of GenAI in improving patent quality: https://www.ft.com/content/feb1672c-8269-4d1b-a7ca-06aef3d72a6203 Jul 2024 22:58 +0000at://did:plc:nusca67olfizwgor5k7x23eu/app.bsky.feed.post/3kwfz4d2dza2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/colleenchien.bsky.social/post/3kwfyhnnhn52gLast week, I spoke on @npr.org's Morning Edition on the importance of policy delivery, not just fanfare, in reference to @govwesmoore.bsky.social's sweeping and ambitious pot conviction pardons; the TL;DR: good start, keep going. https://www.npr.org/2024/06/19/nx-s1-4716913/marijuana-pardons-maryland-governor-criminal-records03 Jul 2024 22:46 +0000at://did:plc:nusca67olfizwgor5k7x23eu/app.bsky.feed.post/3kwfyhnnhn52ghttps://bsky.app/profile/colleenchien.bsky.social/post/3kwfy2svrxb2qGreat to talk inclusive innovation with US Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce Derrick Brent last week at USPTO headquarters. Check out the agency's National Strategy for Inclusive Innovation, for getting people off the bench and into the innovation game. https://uspto.gov/about-us/news-updates/uspto-announces-national-strategy-inclusive-innovation03 Jul 2024 22:39 +0000at://did:plc:nusca67olfizwgor5k7x23eu/app.bsky.feed.post/3kwfy2svrxb2q