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