POSTPONED: The AI Moratorium & The Role of States in AI Policy

UPDATE: This event has been postponed.

AI may very well be the most transformative technology of our century, but who should regulate it? Is it the job of Sacramento or Washington? Can Congress prohibit states from passing local laws on AI? In the wake of California's two recent AI bills and the potential comeback of the federal AI moratorium, these questions have never been more pressing. Join Professor Kevin Frazier (HKS '22) and Mackenzie Arnold (HLS '21) at the Berkman Klein Center for a lively debate panel on the future of state-level AI policy. The event will be moderated by Marc Aidinoff, former Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to the Biden Office of Science and Technology Policy. 

Lunch will be served.

Speakers

Kevin Frazier

Professor Kevin Frazier (Harvard Kennedy '22) is the AI Innovation and Law Fellow at the University of Texas School of Law. There, he leads the AI Innovation and Law Program, and studies how to design regulatory ecosystems that accelerate AI adoption and diffusion. His scholarship has been published in leading law reviews, such as the Tennessee Law Review, and popular outlets, including the MIT Tech Review. Professor Frazier also co-hosts Scaling Laws, a podcast on AI policy, and contributes to Lawfare as a Senior Editor.

Mackenzie Arnold

Mackenzie Arnold (Harvard Law '21) is Director of US Policy at the Institute for Law & AI, where he provides analysis and advice to ensure that advances in AI benefit the public at large. His own research focuses on administrative law, agency decision making, and liability. Prior to joining LawAI, Mackenzie clerked for Judge Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr. of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, worked in public health law at a New York nonprofit, and graduated, cum laude, from Harvard Law School. Before law school, Mackenzie completed a Fulbright Grant in Ourense, Spain and received his B.A. in political science, summa cum laude, from Boston College, winning the G.F. & J.W. Bemis Award (for exemplary service to others) and the Donald S. Carlisle Award (awarded to the top graduate in political science).