The Asia-Pacific Europe Law Institutes Alliance (APELIA) Conference 2021 We have been captivated by Alpha-Go, experiencing driverless cars, considered smart contracts, tempted by crypto currencies, relying on the use of AI robotics in production, distribution, and product delivery; most importantly we are witnessing, with relief, its targeted application in the development of new vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, AI is also challenging scientific, ethical, legal, and regulatory norms. Where are we now and where are we heading as regards AI technologies? Who is responsible for AI’s applications? How do we eliminate AI bias? How do we deal with cross-border data flows? What legal status may be most beneficial for stakeholders? Although initiatives on AI are being suggested and promoted by national and international actors, there is still a long way to go to reach a consensus on AI under the combined effect of a technological revolution and international political and trade arm wrestling. With contribution from scholars of prominent law institutes in Asia-Pacific and Europe, as well as policymakers, judges, AI scientists and entrepreneurs, this multidisciplinary conference examined and debated those challenges against an international context. Closing Remarks Professor Yuwen Li, Founding Co-Director of APELIA, and Director of Erasmus University Rotterdam China Law Centre, Netherlands Find out more: https://www.biicl.org/events/11495/artificial-intelligence-ai-trade-and-the-rule-of-law **Related Videos** Artificial Intelligence (AI), Trade, and the Rule of Law: Opening Remarks – https://youtu.be/h5VWuRhpsBA Artificial Intelligence (AI), Trade, and the Rule of Law: Introductory Key Conversation – https://youtu.be/K17EDCaXcHA Artificial Intelligence (AI), Trade, and the Rule of Law: Panel A [More]

CNAS President Richard Fontaine and Technology and National Security Program Director Paul Scharre open up the AI and Global Security Summit.

An introduction to the breadth of topics in the field of AI and human rights, and a welcome to the distinguished panelists and attendees. Keynote speakers: David Freeman Engstrom is a far-ranging scholar of the design and implementation of litigation and regulatory regimes whose expertise runs to civil procedure, administrative law, federal courts, constitutional law, legal history, and empirical legal studies. Current work includes a study for the Administrative Conference of the United States on AI use by federal agencies and a project on the effect of emerging legal technologies on the civil justice system. He is also serving as an Associate Dean at Stanford Law and is leading an initiative charting the school’s future around digital technology. Beyond teaching and research, Engstrom has served as counsel or consultant to a range of public and private entities and is a frequent amicus before the U.S. Supreme Court. He is an elected member of the American Law Institute and a faculty affiliate at the Stanford Human-Centered AI Initiative and at CodeX: The Stanford Center for Legal Informatics. He has a J.D. from Stanford Law School, an M.Sc. from Oxford University, and a Ph.D. from Yale University. Alexa Koenig, Ph.D., J.D, is the Executive Director of the Human Rights Center (winner of the 2015 MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions) and a lecturer at UC Berkeley School of Law, where she teaches classes on human rights and international criminal law with a particular focus on the impact of emerging technologies on [More]