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#ACCD Defining Wellness Centers Names Bill Morrison Chief Financial Officer
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Photo of a projected slide excerpting a Forbes article with the headline "DHS Ordered OpenAI to Share User Data in First Known Warrant for ChatGPT Prompts"
Photo of a protected excerpting a news article with the headline "Lawyer Caught Using AI While Explaining to Court Why He Used AI"
Photo of a projected slide titled "AI Drama in Review"
Musa concludes with a description of ethical pitfalls in AI, including AI companies' sharing of GPT prompts with law enforcement and improper use of generative AI in writing court filings. #NLADA25 #ACCD
Photo of a projected slide titled "Types of Biases in LLMs" with descriptions of LLMs' gender bias, racial bias, cultural bias, ideological bias, and confirmation bias
Photo of a projected slide titled "How Do AI Hallucinations Occur?"
Photo of a projected slide titled "Examples of AI Hallucinations (Real-World Examples)"
Musa describes types of biases in LLMs, including gender bias, racial bias, cultural bias, ideological bias, and confirmation bias. She then discusses AI hallucinations with examples of how AI makes things up. #NLADA25 #ACCD
Photo of Jumana Musa speaking at the conference with a projected slide at her side with DuckDuckGo image search results for "Muslim woman," mostly women wearing niqabs (full face coverings)
Photo of Jumana Musa speaking at the conference with a projected slide at her side with DuckDuckGo image search results for "cute babies" showing only images of White babies
Musa provides examples of how algorithms can provide inaccurate or demographically unrepresentative responses: an image search for "Muslim woman" yields mostly images of women in niqabs (far above the proportion that wear them) and a search for "cute babies" yields only White babies. #NLADA25 #ACCD
Photo of Jumana Musa speaking at the conference with a projected slide at her side titled "Where Algorithmic Decision Making Shows Up in the Criminal Legal System"
Jumana Musa (@nacdl.org Fourth Amendment Center) discusses AI ethics and risks in the criminal legal system. #NLADA25 #ACCD
Photo of Barbara Michalska speaking at the conference with a projected slide at her side titled "Lessons Learned - Next Steps"
Michalska notes that HANA started with a small investment but had big ROI. She notes:
AI won't replace lawyers - it just means we have to make friends with our IT teams.
#NLADA25 #ACCD
Photo of Barbara Michalska speaking at the conference
Our final #ACCD breakout is a presentation by Barbara Michalska & Jumana Musa (@legalaidnyc.bsky.social) about AI and AI ethics in serving clients of low-income legal services. Michalska behind with a discussion of LAS's use of HANA, an AI tool to connect people to housing advocates. #NLADA25
Photo of Christian Waites speaking at the conference with a projected slide at her side titled "Where to Post - Platforms That Work"
Christian Waites (Defender Ass'n of Philadelphia @phillydefenders.bsky.social) provided an overview of how to effectively deploy messaging on social media. #NLADA25 #ACCD
Photo of a projected slide titled "Plan & Strategize (Developing the Message)"
Hudson discussed the importance of collaborating with community stakeholders in developing a public defender office's communications and messaging. #NLADA25 #ACCD
Photo of Keisha Hudson speaking at the conference, with a projected slide to her side titled "Why It Matters"
Our next #ACCD session is a presentation led by Keisha Hudson (Philadelphia chief defender) on branding and leading with authenticity and purpose. #NLADA25
Photo of the American Council of Chief Defenders lunch discussion
Thank you to the public defender leaders who joined our engaging lunch discussion! #NLADA25 #ACCD
Photo of ACCD Chair Danny Engelberg speaking at the conference
Photo of defender leaders gathered for a lunch discussion
Our chief and deputy chief defenders are continuing the #ACCD program with a working lunch to discuss strategy for policy, communications, and more. #NLADA25
Photo of Deepak Budwani speaking at the conference with a projected slide to his side titled "AmeriCorps VISTA Program Partnership"
Budwani describes how the Santa Barbara County Public Defender's Office has been able to build out its data system capacity and community partnerships through NLADA's AmeriCorps VISTA program. "It was a great investment." #NLADA25 #ACCD @nlada.bsky.social
Photo of a projected slide titled "Funding Beyond the General Fund"
Budwani encourages chief public defenders to diversify their sources of funding where possible. Budwani's office found grants and partnerships to reduce the state general fund's share of the PDO's budget from 70% to 50%. #NLADA25 #ACCD
Photo of a projected slide titled "Non-Attorney Leadership: A Game Changer"
Budwani notes the importance of having non-attorneys in a public defender office's leadership team. His office used to have attorneys supervising investigators even though the attorneys weren't experienced in investigation. #NLADA25 #ACCD
Photo of Deepak Budwani speaking at the conference
Photo of a projected slide titled "Why the Traditional Model Fails"
Photo of a projected slide titled "C-Suite Model Overview"
For our next #ACCD session, Deepak Budwani (Santa Barbara County PDO) is discussing how public defenders can navigate budgets, funding, and staff retention challenges. His office has been able to have sustainable growth of staff in part by structuring the PDO like a law firm with a C-suite. #NLADA25
Photo of a projected slide illustrating U.S. immigration detention facilities in October 2008 and October 2014
Photo of a projected slide illustrating U.S. immigration detention facilities in October 2020 and June 2025
Hernandez points out the enormous growth of immigration detention facilities since 2008. #NLADA25 #ACCD
Photo of Jenny Hernandez speaking at the conference
Photo of a projected slide titled "Media Posts from Official Government Accounts"
Photo of a projected slide titled "Changes in I C E Arrests"
As we move to breakout sessions, I'll be joining the discussions presented by the American Council of Chief Defenders. First, Jenny Hernandez (Atlanta PDO) discusses immigration issues in public defense. #NLADA25 #ACCD
Boy, I'm Scared (2025) [6 min] by Lindsey Tenaglia | #USA
#2D #2DAnimation #AnimatedShort #AnimatedShortOfTheDay #Animation #Vibe #Friends #Friendship #Chatting #Conversation #ArtCenterCollegeOfDesign #ACCD
📢 Our next #newsletter is about to be released! Are you already subscribed to it? Be updated about our activities in #Mediterranean municipalities and know more about our #projects.
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🌍 We travelled to Senegal with #ACCD and #FDSUT to support the progress of #LivingLabs in #Dangalma, #Kaolack and #Ziguinchor, and their real impact on local communities.
🤝 A shared vision: #LivingLabs as hubs for inclusive innovation.
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#LAFire The story of how the fire impacted my friend, Everard, and his family is captured in this episode (micro-documentary) of Just Fix It In Post! with one of his former students, Sean Rice. You can watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0kz... #LA #ACCD
#ACCD Accolade Expands Virtual Care to Medicare Beneficiaries Nationwide Through PlushCare Direct-to-Consumer Offering
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