The AI & Liability Ideathon brings together legal experts, researchers, and developers for a collaborative two-week event aimed at developing innovative solutions for artificial intelligence liability challenges.
Event Overview: The Ideathon, scheduled for December 7, 2024, will culminate in a presentation evening where teams share their proposals for addressing AI liability issues.
- The event will primarily take place on the AI-Plans Discord platform
- Final proposals will be published on AI-Plans, with the top three selected through peer review
- The presentation evening is open to all, including non-participants
Participant Diversity: The event welcomes a broad range of professionals and stakeholders to contribute their expertise to AI liability solutions.
- Open to students, academics, civil society members, lawyers, AI engineers, and product leaders
- Teams can develop technology-based, policy-based, or hybrid solutions
- Proposals can address various aspects of AI liability and safety
Key Focus Areas: Several innovative approaches to AI liability have been proposed as potential starting points for teams.
- Development of an Autonomous Legal Continuum framework linking liability to system autonomy levels
- Exploration of AI legal personhood similar to corporate structures
- Implementation of cross-coders to identify duty of care standards
- Investigation of AI agents as business subcontractors
- Mapping of AI development pipeline to liability considerations
Event Timeline: The Ideathon follows a structured schedule to guide teams through the ideation and development process.
- Registration and team formation occurs prior to December 7th
- Kick-off call and Q&A session on December 7th
- Idea finalization deadline on December 11th
- First draft sharing by December 14th
- Final proposal submission by December 20th
- Presentation and voting event on December 21st at 4pm BST
Expert Support: The event features distinguished speakers and mentors from academic and industry backgrounds.
- Speakers include Gabriel Weil, Assistant Professor of Law at Tourou University
- Mentors include Sean Thawe and Kabir Kumar from AI-Plans
- Additional support available from industry professionals and researchers
Looking Ahead: The Ideathon represents a crucial step in addressing the growing complexity of AI liability, with potential outcomes that could influence future regulatory frameworks and technical solutions in the AI industry.
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