Deepfakes 2026


Course Date: September 11, 2026

Full Course Materials
Total: 2h 19min
Total Ethics: 2h
Course Agenda ▼
Course Introduction and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:05)
 
Raymond Lee (he/him) — Program Lawyer, CLEBC, Vancouver
Monique L. Sever — Litigation Support and eDiscovery Supervisor, Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver
 
AI Enabled Fraud and Deepfake Threats (9:05 – 10:05)
 
  • the rapidly changing technological landscape 
  • examples of AI facilitated cyber-crimes 
  • reducing the risk of deepfakes
Steve Taylor — Managing Director, Forensics, BDO, Austin, Texas
 
BREAK (10:05 – 10:15)
 
Deepfakes and Civil Liability (10:15 – 11:15)
 
  • Privacy Act and Intrusion Upon Seclusion in common law
  • deepfakes and the Intimate Images Protection Act  
  • areas of emerging concern—including politics
Daniel J. Reid — Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver 
 
Deepfake Technology and the Evolution of the Law (11:15 – 11:45)
 
  • how deepfake technology will only get stronger and more dangerous 
  • best practices: to manage technical risk and legal risk
Moderator: Monique L. Sever — Litigation Support and eDiscovery Supervisor, Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver
Daniel J. Reid — Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver 
Steve Taylor — Managing Director, Forensics, BDO, Austin, Texas
 
Closing Comments (11:45 – 11:50)
 
Monique L. Sever — Litigation Support and eDiscovery Supervisor, Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver