New Trends in Potential Liabilities of
Generative AI Developers & Providers
Generative AI Developers & Providers
Is your AI a “Guilty Party” in Civil and Criminal Cases?
Join us Thursday, July 23rd at 3:30pm ET
(ONLINE ONLY)
(ONLINE ONLY)
New Trends in Potential Liabilities of Generative AI Developers and Providers: Is your AI a “Guilty Party” in Civil and Criminal Cases?
Thursday, July 23rd
3:30pm – 5:00pm ET
Online Only
3:30pm – 5:00pm ET
Online Only
OVERVIEW
Join George Mason University’s (GMU) Center for Excellence in Government Cybersecurity Risk Management and Resilience (CRC), the Center for Assurance Research and Engineering (CARE), and the Costello College of Business online for New Trends in Potential Liabilities of Generative AI Developers and Providers: Is your AI a “Guilty Party” in Civil and Criminal Cases?
Recent cases in Florida, as well as a criminal investigation into OpenAI by Florida’s Attorney General (and the Florida Attorney General’s first-in-the-nation state-led lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman), have raised or highlighted a number of general issues regarding potential civil and criminal liability based on allegedly injurious effects caused by the design, operation, output, effects, and promotion of chatbots and related technologies.
The disputes and the criminal investigation generally stem from instances in which a chatbot allegedly provided information and guidance on means to cause personal injury, such as suicide, a mass shooting at a university, and a double murder. Other concerns, such as addiction, mental impairment, false representations, and failure to warn also figure in a number of disputes. Among the core issues that feature prominently are whether the alleged chatbot-based liability inappropriately affects freedom of expression or might improperly impose product liability for allegedly defective chatbot technologies (as opposed to neutral or insentient information services or mere expression of ideas and information).
The disputes and the criminal investigation generally stem from instances in which a chatbot allegedly provided information and guidance on means to cause personal injury, such as suicide, a mass shooting at a university, and a double murder. Other concerns, such as addiction, mental impairment, false representations, and failure to warn also figure in a number of disputes. Among the core issues that feature prominently are whether the alleged chatbot-based liability inappropriately affects freedom of expression or might improperly impose product liability for allegedly defective chatbot technologies (as opposed to neutral or insentient information services or mere expression of ideas and information).
Speakers
Presenter: Gary Rinkerman
Honorary Professor of US Intellectual Property Law at Queen Mary University School of Law, London
Partner, Pierson Ferdinand LLP
Partner, Pierson Ferdinand LLP
Moderator: Dr. Jean-Pierre Auffret
Co-Director, Center of Excellence in Government Cybersecurity Risk Management and Resilience (CRC), George Mason University
Director, Center for Assurance Research and Engineering (CARE), College of Engineering & Computing, George Mason
Director, Research Partnerships, Donald G. Costello College of Business, George Mason
ABOUT US
George Mason’s Center of Excellence in Government Cybersecurity Risk Management and Resilience (CRC) was founded in November 2023. The Center of Excellence serves as a strategic partner in federal, state and local government cybersecurity and IT modernization efforts. CRC translates state-of-the-art research into practice, provides executive education and convenes workshops and conferences on current government cybersecurity and IT modernization challenges, disseminates best practices, and fosters cybersecurity and IT modernization organizational capacity within federal, state and local governments. For more information, please visit crc.gmu.edu
The College of Engineering and Computing at George Mason University hosts the Center for Assurance Research & Engineering (CARE). CARE’s multidisciplinary approach to cybersecurity encompasses the fields of technology, policy, business and leadership. Through partnerships with government and private industry, innovative research is translated into practices and policies used in real-world settings. Research includes security for distributed systems, mobile apps/devices, industrial control systems, and new technologies such as networked medical devices, as well as policies development for securing critical infrastructure and guidance for cybersecurity leadership/governance. For more information, please visit care.gmu.edu
The Donald G. Costello College of Business at George Mason University is one of the largest business schools in Virginia, and is located near Washington, D.C., in Arlington and Fairfax, and at George Mason’s global campus in Incheon, South Korea. The college’s AACSB-accredited business and accounting curricula prepare undergraduate and graduate students from the U.S. and across the globe for career success in business and government. Its research-based faculty and focus on multi-disciplinary academic programs, inclusive entrepreneurship, modular education, experiential learning, and corporate partner engagement are transforming the landscape of business education and workforce development. Learn more at business.gmu.edu