The Berkeley Center for Law & Technology, the Berkeley Technology Law Journal, and the student group Coalition of Minorities in Technology Law recently partnered on the third edition of a symposium focused on race and technology law. “Race Ex Machina: Confronting the Racialized Role of Technology in the Criminal Justice System” examined how techniques and instruments like predictive policing, pretrial risk assessment, and algorithmic sentencing tools can replicate racial bias, while intellectual property protections can make understanding and challenging their use difficulty. The day-long symposium featured panels on the reliability and legitimacy of these new products and procedures, the privacy implications — particularly for Black and brown communities — and potential policy and regulatory solutions. The speaker lineup included a wide range of academics and policy advocates, including keynote speaker Professor Vincent Southerland of NYU Law and Berkeley Law Professors and BCLT Faculty Co-Directors Andrea Roth and Erik Stallman.