AI Law & Ethics: Current Events
Suggested dress code: smart casual or business casual.
Meetup brief: The acceleration of GenAI development since 2023 has functionally changed countries' relationships with automation, motivating changing policy positions worldwide. A curated group of local legal and technology professionals will lightning-debate selected current events in AI ethics and law. Expect up to 45 minutes of discussion and at least 75 minutes of total networking. Come have fun, engage in armchair policy discussions, and maybe learn something interesting.
Lightning Debate Topics:
Commercial Liabilities for AI App Devs
Intellectual Property & the GenAI Race
Geopolitical AI Competition
AI Safety & Misuse
AI Regulation
Debate panelists are thoughtful and hand-selected local law and technology community members.
Marius Adomnica - Partner @ Segev LLP
Ryan Black - Partner @ DLA Piper LLP
Joshua Lenon - Lawyer in Residence @ Clio
Dr. Bethany Edmunds - AInBC & Northeastern U.
Moderator: Toby Tobkin - Founding Engineer @ PermafrostAI
Panel speaker rules: Designed to not be boring. Concise arguments. We'll move quickly through many debate questions. 2-3 voluntary arguments from panelists per question.
Attendee rules: Assume good intent of all speakers. Smart casual or business casual dress code. No audio or video recording. No quote mining panelists.
Venue: Convergence is our venue sponsor for this event. Thank you for your support! Convergence and its subsidiary UX Research & Design studio, Pixel Ramen, create award-winning digital products for public and private sector clients, applying the latest trends in UX, web application development, AI/ML engineering and cloud computing to create world-class user experiences.
Agenda:
5:30p networking
6:00p lightning debate begins
6:30p lightning talks by panelists
7:00p networking
Vancouver Tech Week: This event is a part of Vancouver Tech Week - a week of events that celebrate builders and hackers within Vancouver’s tech industry, built by the community, for the community.