AI: Legal Developments, Risks & Benefits

AI: Legal Developments, Risks, and Benefits carefully explains how artificial intelligence is created and operates in a plain-language manner, enabling legal professionals to better comprehend the risks associated with its use. This presentation further identifies current state and federal laws, as well as best policies and practices, concerning the development and use of artificial intelligence. This presentation addresses the overlap between existing laws, created before the advent of artificial intelligence, as applied to artificial intelligence-related disputes in recent case law. Finally, each attendee will receive several “take-away” lessons on artificial intelligence with which to advise their clients in this innovative and unpredictable field.

Topics covered include:

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Business Law Legal Industry Trends Legal Tech

Agenda:

Introduction

Theme: Navigating artificial intelligence is like trying to win “Oregon Trail.” It’s fun, but ripe with unforeseen hazards. But instead of dysentery, players have to watch for data poisoning and discriminatory practices.
Speaker Biography

What Is Artificial Intelligence?

Basic artificial intelligence explained
3 types of artificial intelligence
The artificial intelligence development process

The Yin and Yang of Using Artificial Intelligence

Medical benefits
Threats to national security
Threats to fair competition practices

The (Near) Absence of Artificial Intelligence Laws

Illustrating the regulatory cap
Absence of federal laws
Existing state laws

New! Utah and Colorado

Best policy practices

Unintended Consequences of Artificial Intelligence

Baker v. CVS Health Corp.
Carpenter v. McDonalds Corp.
Mata v. Avianca
New court rules

Key Takeaways

Categorical rules for the future AI navigation

Questions & Answers

Duration of this webinar: 60 minutes

Originally broadcast: August 14, 2024 10:00 AM PT

Webinar Highlights

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00:00 Introduction and Speaker Background

Sarah Anderson, the speaker, is introduced as a lawyer experienced in cybersecurity law and artificial intelligence. Sarah uses the Oregon Trail game as a metaphor for the unpredictability and challenges of artificial intelligence. She emphasizes the importance of understanding AI's potential and risks.

04:41 Understanding Artificial Intelligence

Sarah outlines the basic components of AI: algorithms and datasets, explaining their roles in AI functionality. Sarah stresses the importance of a controlled dataset to ensure reliable AI outcomes, warning against using unverified sources. She introduces three types of AI tools: narrow, general, and super intelligence, explaining their capabilities and limitations.

14:50 Data Poisoning

Sarah introduces data poisoning as a method to manipulate AI datasets, potentially skewing results and causing competitive disadvantages. She provides a commercial example of data poisoning, illustrating its potential impact on business operations and competition.

18:35 AI in Practice

Sarah provides more examples of artificial intelligence in everyday life. She explains the Turing test as a method to validate AI models. She highlights the dual nature of AI, offering benefits in sectors like medicine while posing risks to national security. Sarah discusses AI's role in fraud detection and medical applications, such as helping pharmacists identify medication conflicts. She warns about the potential misuse of AI in creating deepfakes, which could impact international relations and national security.

33:48 Legal and Regulatory Landscape

Sarah discusses the agencies regulating AI. She notes the lack of a dedicated federal agency to regulate AI, with existing laws being insufficient to address AI's complexities. She outlines the challenges in recruiting AI professionals for government roles due to competitive private sector salaries.

39:37 State Laws and Legal Implications

Sarah discusses state-level AI laws, noting that many states are still in the early stages of forming commissions to study AI. California's draft regulations focus on consumer privacy and consent, while Illinois and Colorado have specific AI-related laws. Sarah emphasizes the importance of preventing algorithmic discrimination and ensuring datasets are representative of diverse populations.

46:47 Conclusion and Q&A

Sarah advises on the safe use of AI tools, highlighting some of the best artificial intelligence policies she has seen. She talks about some recent cases involving AI. She discusses the need for clear contractual clauses addressing ownership, IP rights, and liability in AI-related agreements. She predicts that the federal government will watch how states regulate AI.

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Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Credits

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California CLE

Status: Approved

Credits: 1.00 General

Earn Credit Until: June 30, 2026

South Carolina CLE

Status: Approved

Credits: 1.00 General

Difficulty: All Levels

Earn Credit Until: December 31, 2025

North Carolina CLE

Status: Approved

Credits: 1.00 Technology Training

Earn Credit Until: February 28, 2026

Texas CLE

Status: Approved

Credits: 1.00 General

Earn Credit Until: July 31, 2025

This presentation is approved for one hour of General CLE credit in California, one hour of General CLE credit in South Carolina (all levels), and one hour of Technology Training CLE credit in North Carolina. This course has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of Texas Committee on MCLE in the amount of 1.00 credit hours.

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Speaker

Sarah Anderson Founder
LegallyCyber.com

Sarah W. Anderson owns SWA Law LLC and LegallyCyber.com, representing public and private entities on cyber incident response, regulatory compliance, the implementation of enhanced cybersecurity practices, and contract negotiations involving technology products and services. Read More ›

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