Join OTI for a panel discussion on November 15 at 2pm ET that explores the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and federal privacy rules in the United States. AI is transforming how our world works, including our relationships, creative outputs, institutions, and labor markets. The White House's recent Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence represents a significant evolution in the United States's approach to governing AI. The U.S. approach to governing AI must balance protecting innovation, ensuring that the benefits of AI are equitably distributed, and mitigating against the risks that accompany the development and use of AI systems. This event will bring together experts on privacy and AI to discuss how federal privacy rules would address harms that stem from the misuse of data that powers AI systems.

Our panelists will explain how previously introduced privacy legislation like the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA) would safeguard Americans’ rights and establish guardrails that apply to the development and deployment of AI systems. Panelists will detail the impact of such safeguards on a broader approach to governing AI and consider the prospects for a bipartisan path forward on AI legislation. 

The discussion will feature:

Keynote:

Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee

Moderator:

David Morar, Senior Policy Analyst, Open Technology Institute

Panelists:

Sara Collins, Director of Government Affairs, Public Knowledge

Willmary Escoto, U.S. Policy Counsel, Access Now

Brandon Pugh, Policy Director and Resident Senior Fellow, Cybersecurity and Emerging Threats, R Street Institute

Frank Torres, Civil Rights Technology Fellow, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights