Immediate Future: Are AI Persons?

ATARC’s AI and Data Policy Working Group intends to investigate the policy implications of AI personhood for the US Federal government. We believe the topic will become critically important as technology advances, public awareness grows, and the limitations of current policies become apparent. Our goal is to help federal policy makers develop and implement policies in this area that conserve American values while enabling the development and application of emerging AI technologies. We hope to accomplish this goal by providing a forum for broad stakeholder discussion of AI personhood in order to develop clarity of what AI personhood means, how it might affect society and the government, and what areas of focus should be in developing relevant policy.

Speaker and Presenter Information

Anthony Boese
Presidential Management Fellow

Ansgar Koene
Global AI Ethics and Regulatory Leader, Ernst and Young

David Gunkel
Presidential Research, Scholarship and Artistry Professor, Department of Communication, Northern Illinois University

Moderator: Ken Farber
Solutions Architect, TekSynap

Relevant Government Agencies

Air Force, Army, Navy & Marine Corps, Intelligence Agencies, DOD & Military, Office of the President (includes OMB), Dept of Agriculture, Dept of Commerce, Dept of Education, Dept of Energy, Dept of Health & Human Services, Dept of Homeland Security, Dept of Housing & Urban Development, Dept of the Interior, Dept of Justice, Dept of Labor, Dept of State, Dept of Transportation, Dept of Treasury, Dept of Veterans Affairs, EPA, GSA, USPS, SSA, NASA, Other Federal Agencies, Legislative Agencies (GAO, GPO, LOC, etc.), Judicial Branch Agencies, State Government, County Government, City Government, Municipal Government, CIA, FEMA, Office of Personnel Management, Coast Guard, National Institutes of Health, FAA, Census Bureau, USAID, National Guard Association, EEOC, Federal Government, State & Local Government, FDA, Foreign Governments/Agencies, NSA, FCC