Virtual Event | Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property

February 2022

Past Event

Virtual Event | Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property

Past Event

Online Only

February 22, 2022

A person gets checked by an automated AI temperature screening system outside a restaurant as the city continues Phase 4 of re-opening following restrictions imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus on August 22, 2020, in New York City. (Getty Images)

February 2022

Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

Speakers:

Ryan Abbott

Professor of Law and Health Sciences, University of Surrey School of Law, and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles

Hodan Omaar

Policy Analyst, Center for Data Innovation, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

Paul Reinitz

Director of Legal Advocacy and Operations Counsel, Getty Images

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Join Hudson Institute Legal Fellow Devlin Hartline and expert panelists Ryan Abbott, Hodan Omaar, and Paul Reinitz for a discussion on recent developments at the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and intellectual property.

AI is a beneficial tool for the development of new technologies such as autonomous cars or genetics research. It is likewise valuable in the creative industries, where it improves the workflow and opens up new possibilities in the artistic process. However, AI also raises novel issues regarding intellectual property (IP), such as claims of AI-based inventorship and authorship or the use of copyrighted works to train an AI. Courts, commentators, and policymakers are exploring whether AI fits comfortably into our existing IP system or if new rules are needed to safeguard incentives for innovators and creators that use AI. The panelists will discuss how IP law has evolved in response to these technological advances and will consider the policy implications of various proposals to accommodate AI-based creative innovation.

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Environmental Agendas, Geopolitical Ends: Climate Policy and Great Power Competition

Featured Speakers:

Michael Doran

Zineb Riboua

Brenda Shaffer

Sam Cooper

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Featured Speakers:

Michael Doran

Zineb Riboua

Brenda Shaffer

Sam Cooper

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In-Person Event | Invite Only

A Conversation with Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy of the United States, Sarah B. Rogers

Featured Speakers:

Sarah B. Rogers

Zineb Riboua

Eric Schmitt

Michael Doran

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In-Person Event | Invite Only

A Conversation with Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy of the United States, Sarah B. Rogers

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Featured Speakers:

Sarah B. Rogers

Zineb Riboua

Eric Schmitt

Michael Doran

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Featured Speakers:

Eyck Freymann

Jason Hsu

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Defending Taiwan: A Strategy to Prevent War with China

With Jason Hsu, Freymann will discuss how the United States and its partners can adapt to China’s evolving strategy and develop a coherent plan to prevent conflict while safeguarding Taiwan’s future.

Featured Speakers:

Eyck Freymann

Jason Hsu

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Past Event

Voices Inside Iran: The Internal Dimension of Operation Epic Fury

Featured Speakers:

Zineb Riboua

Mariam Memarsadeghi

Samira Gharaee

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Past Event

Voices Inside Iran: The Internal Dimension of Operation Epic Fury

Research Fellow Zineb Riboua will discuss how the war is reshaping Iranian society with Mariam Memarsadeghi, who researches civil society, democratic movements, and civic education inside Iran and Samira Gharaei, who reports on political developments and public sentiment across Iranian media.