BCCP Conference with DIW/WZB: AI – Prospects, Challenges and Regulation
BCCP Conference and Policy Forum 2024
AI: Prospects, Challenges, and Regulation
Recent developments in AI, such as the much-discussed capabilities and limitations of generative language models like GPT-4, and their policy implications for competition and regulation are the focus of this year’s conference. The EU’s AI Act could be one of the first steps towards global regulation of AI technologies. On the one hand, task-based predictive systems and new generative tools can improve the allocation and use of resources, enable innovation, and increase welfare. On the other hand, uncontrolled deployment and concentration of power could lead to disruption and societal harm, not only in high-risk use cases of AI. In this conference, we will discuss recent developments and regulatory initiatives and provide an outlook on future challenges.
Updated information about the event is available at the BCCP Conference website.
Confirmed Speakers
Oren Bar-Gill, Professor of Law and Economics, Harvard University
Brando Benifei, Member of the European Parliament
Francesca Bria, President, Italian National Innovation Fund
Joanna Bryson, Professor of Ethics and Technology, Hertie School of Governance
Alena Buyx, Professor of Ethics in Medicine and Health Technologies, TU Munich
Emilio Calvano, Professor of Economics, Luiss University
Flavio Calvino, Team Leader, Productivity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Division, OECD
Joshua Gans, Professor of Strategic Management, University of Toronto
Moritz Hardt, Director, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Tübingen
Amba Kak, Executive Director, AI Now Institute
Maximilian Kasy, Professor of Economics, Oxford University
Heike Schweitzer, Professor of Law, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin