Using AI in the Legislative Process: A Rapidly Changing Environment
Join us for a webinar hosted by iLegis and Penn Carey Law on Wednesday, November 19 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. EST.
Use of AI technologies is exploding in the legislative process. While legislative members and their staffers are already using AI tools in numerous ways, the technology's dizzily evolving capabilities leave little room for guidance, oversight, and understanding of associated risks. Those who use AI wisely can improve efficiency, streamline processes, and revolutionize their capacity to serve the public; but navigating the potential for significant legal and societal risk is complex.
Come hear leaders of two path-breaking organizations working internationally to ensure responsible and ethical use of AI in Parliaments and Legislatures and a U.S. legislative expert on AI policy as they break down how to best benefit from emerging technologies while avoiding the risks. This session will cut through the noise and help you discover responsible use of AI in legislatures now!
Speakers
Luís Kimaid is a political scientist and the Executive Director of Bússola Tech, a global think tank dedicated to advancing parliamentary modernisation, digital transformation, and innovation in legislative governance. Through his leadership, Bússola Tech has built a global network of collaboration that spans nearly 100 countries, working directly with parliaments, inter-parliamentary organisations, and academia to accelerate institutional modernisation and strengthen parliamentary institutions.
Kimaid has authored and coordinated numerous international publications and programmes in this theme with Parliaments and Subnational Legislatures. He is also the founder of the LegisTech Library, one of the world’s most comprehensive repositories on legislative technology, gathering hundreds of studies and reference materials from across the globe.
He also contributes academically as a member of the Hellenic OCR Team, the first scientific crowdsourcing initiative that aims exclusively at the processing and study of parliamentary data. In 2018, he conceived and launched Bússola Eleitoral, a civic platform that supported over 300,000 Brazilian voters in identifying their legislative candidates. Prior to establishing Bússola Tech, Kimaid led the Compliance operations for Google Latin America and directed digital transformation projects within Brazil’s public sector. Earlier in his career, he played a key role in civic movements, contributing to educational and participatory initiatives aimed at cultivating a more informed democratic culture. Today, his work continues to shape the global conversation on how legislatures can evolve into data-driven, transparent, and citizen-oriented institutions fit for the 21st century.
Prof. Dr. Fotis Fitsilis is a distinguished parliamentary researcher specializing in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its applications in legislatures. He has professional experience in both the executive and legislative branches.
Since joining the Scientific Service of the Hellenic Parliament in 2009, Prof. Fitsilis has pioneered initiatives for the data-driven parliament of the future. In 2017, he co-founded the Hellenic OCR Team, a pioneering crowdsourcing initiative dedicated to processing and analyzing parliamentary data. He subsequently shifted his research interests to integrating AI into parliamentary processes, with a focus on enhancing transparency, efficiency and public engagement. In 2023, he initiated the first global effort and co-edited the inaugural guidelines for AI in parliament, which address the ethical, responsible and effective use of AI in parliaments. Prof. Fitsilis’s work extends to exploring AI’s broader impact on democracy, examining how emerging technologies influence public policy, governance and lawmaking. His insights contribute to ongoing international discussions on AI governance and he actively participates in leading forums such as ICON-S, ReMeP, LegisTech, and The Athens Roundtable on AI and the Rule of Law.
Prof. Fitsilis has lectured at numerous academic institutions and authored or edited over 80 scientific publications, including seven books. Since 2025, he has been Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Parliamentary Governance at Universidad Austral in Buenos Aires.
Moderator
As a program principal in the Center for Legislative Strengthening, Will Clark works on issues related to legislative information technology, public records and legislative oversight. Clark comes to NCSL with 10 years of experience working in state government, including two years with the Colorado General Assembly. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Oregon and a master's in public policy from Oregon State University.