The US Patent and Trademark Office will convene an all-day program titled, "Artificial Intelligence: Intellectual Property Policy Considerations,” on Wednesday, December 5, 2018, in the Madison auditorium of their Alexandria, Virginia headquarters. This webcast public program will feature six panels composed of leading thinkers, policy makers, academics, and practitioners who will examine the growing capabilities of AI, its potential economic impacts, and implications for IP policy and law.

Bruce Boyden from Marquette University Law School, Jule Sigall from Microsoft, Joe Gratz from Durie Tangri, and Mary Rasenberger from The Authors' Guild will discuss the copyright implications when AI is used to create new works or when copyrighted works are used to "train" AI systems. An exhibit hall featuring booths from a number of companies and institutions showcasing their AI technologies will run concurrently with the program. To register or learn more, visit the event page on the USPTO website.