AI Week 2021 is now available online!
Our interdisciplinary team of AI, Machine Learning & Robotics attorneys hosted AI Week, December 6-10, 2021.
For all of its benefits, artificial intelligence (AI) poses a wide range of legal risks and ethical issues. To address this, we presented a series of CLE webinars and a podcast, that discussed key issues related to the many advantages and regulatory challenges associated with enterprise AI integration and deployment.
Recordings of those sessions are listed below and the podcast link can be found in the sidebar.
MONDAY Session
When the Machine Knows Who You Are: How the Law Is Responding to a Biometric Revolution
Presenters
Sunita Bali, Partner, Privacy & Data Security, Perkins Coie LLP – San Francisco
Debra Bernard, Partner, Privacy & Data Security, Perkins Coie LLP – Chicago
Erin Earl, Partner, Privacy & Data Security, Perkins Coie LLP – Seattle
Susan Fahringer, Partner, Privacy & Data Security, Perkins Coie LLP – Seattle
Nicola Menaldo, Partner, Privacy & Data Security, Perkins Coie LLP – Seattle
Ryan Spear, Partner, Privacy & Data Security, Perkins Coie LLP – Seattle
This webinar explores the legal landscape that governs biometric technologies and the latest biometric solutions to global challenges, such as COVID-19. We examine the legal pitfalls that every company using or developing biometric technologies should consider, as well as regulatory and litigation trends and insights.
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Tuesday session
AI Trends and Patenting AI
Presenters
Sumedha Ahuja, Partner, Patent Prosecution, Perkins Coie LLP - Seattle
Helen Li, Managing Patent Counsel and Patent Portfolio Manager of AI Compute, Intel Corporation
This webinar will explore technical and legal trends in the field of AI/ML, present commonly faced challenges in patenting inventions in this field, and recommend practical considerations for patent protection of AI innovations.
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Wednesday Session
“Minimizing Risks of Algorithmic Discrimination”: Legal and Engineering Considerations Behind Responsible AI
Presenters
Jim Snell, Partner, Privacy & Data Security, Perkins Coie LLP – Palo Alto
Cassandra Carley, Associate, Privacy & Data Security, Perkins Coie LLP – Seattle
Ben Glatstein, Assistant General Counsel, Artificial Intelligence & Research, Microsoft
This AI Week panel will be moderated by Jim Snell, with special guest Ben Glatstein from Microsoft and Cassi Carley from Perkins Coie. The discussion will focus around automated decision-making and the legal and engineering considerations that go into making “responsible AI.” Topics will include: what is responsible AI; how is responsible AI built; data sourcing; ownership of data and AI models; and future legislation on AI. Several use cases will help guide the discussion as well, including biometric data and data analytics on call recordings.
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Thursday Session
Ethical Issues With Data
Presenters
Judy Jennison, Partner, Trademark, Copyright, Internet & Advertising, Perkins Coie LLP – Seattle
Angie Jones, Partner, White Collar & Investigations, Perkins Coie LLP – Seattle
This presentation analyzes the application of the Rules of Professional Conduct to issues that arise in connection with the creation, use, and distribution of data sets through a series of hypothetical scenarios. The presentation focuses on the Model Rules.
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Friday session
AI and Government Contracting: Opportunities and Key Legal Issues*
Presenters
Alexander Canizares, Partner, Government Contracts, Perkins Coie LLP – Washington, D.C.
Sam Jo, Technology Transactions & Privacy, Perkins Coie LLP – Seattle
We are excited to announce that Public Contracting Institute (PCI) has allowed us to use the recording of this session to offer during Perkins Coie Ai Week as a complimentary client CLE session.
This presentation will provide an overview of the key emerging legal and policy considerations for government contractors seeking to provide AI/ML technology solutions to federal agencies, including data rights/IP protection, ethics and transparency, and risk mitigation concerning data and AI/ML models. It will also address (1) the roles of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and DoD’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) in setting standards and shaping how contract opportunities for AI are conducted; (2) the National AI Initiative and the implications of recent Executive Orders and the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act related to AI, and (3) potential regulatory activity relevant to AI/ML adoption in defense and national security.
*Special thanks from the Public Contracting Institute for allowing us to re-issue this session for AI Week.
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AI/Machine Learning and the Federal Market: Key Issues for Government Contractors
In this podcast episode, as part of Perkins Coie’s “AI Week,” Perkins Coie attorneys Alexander Canizares and Sam Jo are joined by special guests Kathleen Walch and Ronald Schmelzer of the research, advisory, and education firm, Cognilytica. They will discuss emerging trends related to the use and acquisition of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies by the federal government, including opportunities and challenges for government contractors. Among other things, Kathleen and Ron offer observations about government contract spending on AI and ML, use cases for AI in the government, issues related to ethics and responsible AI, and opportunities for technology companies, including small and startup companies, to participate in the federal government market for AI.
