The GW Law Animal Law Program is excited to host the Artificial Intelligence, Animals, and the Law Conference from Friday, November 7, through Sunday, November 9, on the GW Law campus.
AI, and technology that can be paired with AI, have the potential to address previously unsolvable problems that impact humans, animals, and our shared environment. The conference will explore how AI intersects with animal law, providing key insights into how new technologies could change the Animal Law field as well as challenges that need to be addressed.
Assistant Dean Kathy Hessler notes that “artificial intelligence is already a part of our world. It is important to think about how its development and use can cause both benefit and harm to all the beings on the planet and the earth itself. Without clear consideration and appropriate regulation we could replicate current problems and cause new ones. But by talking with experts across professional and geographic domains we can begin conversations that will inform good policy decision-making.”
Over the course of the three-day conference, attorneys and experts will discuss the intersections of AI, animals, and the law to provide key learnings and provoke meaningful discussions. They will participate in a series of panels discussing key issues, including the basics of AI, ethics, and the law; the regulation and policy surrounding AI and Animal Law; Tiger ID; how attorneys think about and use AI; applications and considerations when using AI for animals; the impact of AI on the planet; and AI and animal research. Sunday will also be a full-day hackathon to put that education into immediate action for animals.
The conference brings together international science journalists, animal law professors, nonprofit leaders, animal advocates, environmental law professors, private practice attorneys, and AI experts. To see the full list of panelists, visit the conference webpage.