ABA AI and Robotics National Institute
On Tuesday and Wednesday, October 12-13, 2021, SVLG Shareholder Stephen Wu will Chair the American Bar Association Artificial Intelligence and Robotics National Institute. The program will be on an online conference platform, so no travel is necessary. Artificial intelligence is not only the new electricity but will, in the long run, result in vastly more changes to our lives than electricity. AI is transforming every major industry, including healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, retail, food, transportation, agriculture, marketing, supply chain management, media, education, customer service, human resources, logistics, security, and more. The continuing AI transformation raises a whole host of new legal issues that business leaders and attorneys, regardless of practice area, will need to be able to spot and address.
The goal of the Institute is to provide practical insights and thought leadership on AI and robotics legal issues. Speakers will include seasoned in-house, private practice, government, and university speakers. The Institute provides eight hours of continuing education and two fascinating keynotes with unique perspectives. There aren’t many legal conferences on artificial intelligence, and this Institute will have discussions you won’t hear in more general programs touching on basic AI and robotics topics. Check out the agenda here.
Registration and other details are here.
Stephen will moderate a panel entitled, “Out of Control? The Value-Alignment Control Problem of AI.“ AI has been compared to Golems, Frankenstein’s monster, and the brooms in The Sorcerer’s Apprentice – all of which are cautionary tales about humankind losing control of its own creations. Superintelligent AI could one day solve humankind’s thorniest problems, but it also could threaten the very existence of humankind. Scientists are seeking to lay the foundation to create artificial general intelligence and superintelligent systems. If and when the era of superintelligence arrives, how will humans retain control over superintelligent systems to accrue benefits from the technology? What responsibilities and rights do scientists possess in connection with their work on developing superintelligence? What role does the government play in keeping the public safe from superintelligent AI risks without quelling the innovation that might bring utopian benefits to humankind? This panel will cover the problem of controlling superintelligent AI systems and the regulation of scientists and companies working on superintelligence technologies.
The other speakers on Stephen’s panel are:
Prof. Gary Marchant, Regents' Professor and Lincoln Professor of Emerging Technologies, Law & Ethics; Faculty Director, Center for Law, Science & Innovation, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University
Mark Nitzberg, Executive Director, Center for Human-Compatible AI, University of California at Berkeley
Ava Wright, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, California Polytechnic State University
We hope you can join Stephen and the other speakers at the AI and Robotics National Institute on October 12-13.