Schedule

September 22, 2023
Great Hall, Bancroft Hotel, Berkeley CA
12:30-4:30 PM (PT)

12:30-12:40 PM

Lunch served

 

12:40-1:00 PM Framing Remarks
Focus on the current state of discourse about generative AI. So far, it has largely focused on various societal risks and the copyright lawsuits, but more attention is needed to understand why some authors and artists are using generative AI to enhance their creative outputs.

Christopher Jon Sprigman, NYU Law School

1:00-1:45 PM

Demonstration and Q&A session about the Picasso AI reconstruction project 

Anthony Bourached, University College, London
David Stork, Stanford University

1:45-2:30 PM

Panel 1: Disruptive Technologies
Focus on ways in which societies have adapted to previous disruptive technologies and the prospects of societal adaptations to generative AI technologies

Tyler Ochoa, Santa Clara University School of Law
Matthew Sag, Emory Law School
Pamela Samuelson, Berkeley Law School
2:30-3:00 PM Break  
3:00-3:45 PM

Panel 2: Artistic Uses of Generative AI
Discussion of pro-social and pro-creativity uses of AI

 

Ken Goldberg, UC Berkeley
Alexander Reben, Stochastic Labs
Ajay Jain, Genmo 

3:45-4:15 PM

Keynote – Orly Lobel
The author of “The Equality Machine” will offer her perspectives on societal benefits of AI and reflections on today’s demonstration and panel presentations.

Orly Lobel, University of San Diego Law School
4:15-4:30 PM Wrap-up & Conclusions

Pamela Samuelson, Berkeley Law School
Christopher Jon Sprigman, NYU Law School