2020 Symposium
AI and Companionship: Prospects and Challenges to Harness the Power behind Algorithms
Friday, February 28, 2020
Time: 8:00am - 1:50pm
Location: Silverman 245, Levy Conference Room
It is undeniable that Artificial Intelligence has taken control of many aspects of our society, from transportation to medicine, and from agriculture to finance. However, it may surprise many how AI has gradually taken a much more intimate role in our lives, to perform as a babysitter, a nurse, or even a prostitute. As we increasingly rely on them as companions, the fine line between AI and personhood begins to fade. While AI’s contribution is significant, much of its capacity is untapped and it challenges policy-makers on how to harness the opportunities, while vigorously confronting issues such as ethical dilemmas and missteps that could exacerbate social problems in Asia, the United States, and around the world. This symposium aims to shed light on how AI has redefined our notion of relationship and intimacy, and correspondingly, to explore the flexible law-making approaches mandated by the far-reaching nature of AI applications, with a special focus on Asia.
Schedule:
8:00 – 9:00AM: Registration and Breakfast
9:00 – 9:10AM: Opening Remarks
9:10 – 10:40 AM: Panel I: An Overview of AI, Robotics, and the Law
(Moderator) Michael Graif, Partner, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.; Lecturer of Law, Penn Law
Daniel W. Linna Jr., Senior Lecturer, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law; Director of Law and Technology Initiatives,McCormick School of Engineering
Frank Pasquale, Piper & Marbury Professor of Law, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Salil Mehra, Charles Klein Professor of Law and Government; Director of the LL.M. in Asian Law, Temple University Beasley School of Law
10:40 – 10:55AM: Break
10:55AM – 12:25PM: Panel II: Legal, Social, and Ethical Issues Arising from Human Interactions with AI
(Moderator) Michael Graif, Partner at Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.; Lecturer of Law at Penn Law
Jeff Ward, Director, Duke Center on Law & Tech; Associate Dean for Technology & Innovation at Duke University School of Law
Tae Wan Kim, Associate Professor of Business Ethics, Carnegie Mellon’s Tepper School of Business
Hironori Matsuzaki, Research Associate, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
12:25 – 12:40PM: Lunch Pick-Up
12:40 – 1:40PM: Lunch Keynote Address
Anupam Chander, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
1:40 – 1:50PM: Closing Remarks
Please RSVP to https://forms.gle/zNxUEeXPwqV1uESY8
This program has been approved for 4.0 substantive CLE credits for Pennsylvania lawyers. CLE credit may be available in other jurisdictions as well. Attendees seeking CLE credit should bring separate payment in the amount of $160.00 ($80.00 public interest/non-profit attorneys) cash or check made payable to The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania.
For inquiries, please contact:
Christina Gee, Managing Editor, cgee@pennlaw.upenn.edu