Kelsey Farish
media, tech
& ip lawyer
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Named as one of 25 “Rising Stars – Top Female Lawyers in the UK” by Law.com, Kelsey Farish is a London-based media and technology lawyer. She is regarded as one of Europe’s leading legal experts on AI-generated media (synthetic media).
Her academic research and practical advice on deepfakes and Internet regulations have seen her appear before the European Parliament to advise on proposed deepfake legislation, as well as on national media to include Channel 4 Dispatches and BBC Radio.
In addition to her day-to-day work as a lawyer, she often speaks at industry events and is an advisory board member of vera.AI, a European research consortium working to combat disinformation online through advanced artificial intelligence technologies.
highlights
media appearances
Kelsey has appeared on national news media to discuss deepfakes, artificial intelligence, intellectual property, and Internet regulation. Programmes include Channel 4 Dispatches, Channel 5 News, BBC Radio 4, and several podcasts. READ MORE.
Publications
Kelsey’s research has been published in peer reviewed journals to include the Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice and The Licensing Journal. She has written on the use of AI-generated actors for film and TV productions for the European Audiovisual Observatory, and authored a chapter on social media advertising for a fashion law textbook. READ MORE.
speaking engagements
Kelsey regularly speaks at industry events and specialist workshops, for example “Unlocking Digital Heritage and Creative Industries through Data Science and AI” funded by the Alan Turing Institute. She is a frequent guest lecturer at universities for both undergraduate and postgraduate students. READ MORE.
COMMENTARY
Kelsey is a frequent contributor to authoritative platforms like LexisNexis, for which she authored the practice note on Deepfakes. Journalists from outlets such as Newsweek, the FT, and National World seek her out for interviews and insights.
advisory & PROJECTS
Kelsey is an advisory board member of vera.AI, a European research consortium working to combat disinformation online through advanced artificial technologies. She has also appeared before the European Parliament’s Science and Technology Options Assessment (STOA) Panel to advise on proposed deepfake legislation.
impact
Kelsey’s work has been cited by academic researchers and computer scientists, as well as industry bodies and Government agencies, to include the U.S. Government’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security.
blogposts
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Big Tech’s fight against disinformation
Last summer (June 2022), a broad range of technology companies, social media platforms, advertising agencies, and journalism organisations joined together to deliver the 2022 Strengthened Code of Practice on Disinformation (“2022 Strengthened Code”). The signatories – which include the likes of Google, Twitter, Meta, Microsoft, and TikTok – have recently launched the Transparency Centre, an online hub where… Read more
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Political Deepfakes: social media trend or genuine threat?
there is a growing concern about those forms of synthetic media which could be used in a political context, to harm democratic processes or otherwise disrupt government policy. Read more
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The UK Innovation Strategy: Learnings and reflections from 2021/2022
In July 2021, the UK Government’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy published a policy paper entitled The UK Innovation Strategy: leading the future by creating it (the “Strategy”). The purpose of the Strategy is to set out various objectives and policy ambitions to help make the United Kingdom a global hub for innovation by 2035.… Read more
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Deepfakes and their impact on women: why gender matters
This article was written by Tanya Petersen, who interviewed Kelsey Farish for the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne) magazine, Dimensions (Summer 2021). Dimensions offers a series of in-depth articles, interviews, portraits and news highlights, and is available in English and in French. Republished here with kind permission from EPFL. Kelsey Farish describes herself as an… Read more
contact / collaborate
Kelsey is a SRA regulated solicitor in England & Wales, and is always happy to discuss opportunities for speaking engagements or other advisory work. This is her personal portfolio website – to get in touch, please contact her through her law firm, DAC Beachcroft.