Soft Law Governance of Applications Workshop
ASU Barrett and O’Connor Washington Center Washington, D.C.
October 18-19, 2023
Day 1
9 – 9:30 a.m.
Breakfast
9:30 – 10 a.m.
Workshop opening and Introductions
Gary Marchant, Arizona State University
10 – 10:15 a.m.
Automated Vehicles
Ariel Wolf, Venable
10:15 – 10:35 a.m.
Helen Gould, Intel (Retired) and Jeff Gurney, Nelson Mullins
Use of Industry Consensus Standards as a Soft Law Mechanism to Safely Deploy Automated Driving Systems
10:35 – 11 a.m.
Discussion Session
11:15 – 11:35 a.m.
Carlos Gutierrez
Soft Law as A Means to Norm Communication Between Individuals and The Behavior of Autonomous Vehicle
11:35 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Discussion Session
12 – 12:20 p.m.
Tracy Pearl, University of Oklahoma
Cooperative Control: Autonomous Vehicles, Industry Accreditation, And Soft Law Regulatory Regimes
12:20 – 12:45 p.m.
Discussion Session
12:45 – 1:45 p.m.
Lunch
1:45 – 2 p.m.
Neurotechnology and Global Governance
Gary Marchant, Arizona State University
2 – 2:20 p.m.
Lucille Tournas, Arizona State University
Mergers and Acquisitions Agreements as A Soft Law Tool for Neurotechnology
3 – 3:20 p.m.
Wendell Wallach, Carnegie Center and Ann-Katrin Reuel, Stanford University
Given the Absence of Hard Law, the Roles for Soft Law Functions in the International Governance of AI
3:45 – 4:05 p.m.
Amanda Pustilnik, University of Maryland
Wiki-c-BCI: A Proto-Soft Law Proposal, or, Private Industry as a Source of Soft Law in Consumer-Facing Brain-Computer Interfaces
4:30 – 4:45 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Gary Marchant, Arizona State University
5 – 8:30 p.m.
Reception
Day 2
9 – 9:30 a.m.
Breakfast
9:30 – 9:45 a.m.
Medicine and Healthcare
Benjamin Faveri, Arizona State University
9:45 – 10:05 a.m.
Adam Thierer, R Street Institute
Exploring Soft Law Governance Mechanisms’ Application to AI Governance in The United States Healthcare Industry
10:45 – 11:05 a.m.
Toni Lorente, King’s College London
Research Ethics Committees as Soft Governance Mechanisms Of R&D
11:05 – 11:30 a.m.
Discussion Session
11:30 – 11:50 a.m.
Monica Lopez, Cognitive Insights for Artificial Intelligence
Revaluating Human Values for Patient Care in The Age Of AI
12:15 – 12:30 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Gary Marchant, Arizona State University
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Workshop Closing and Lunch