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DESCRIPTION:A talk and Q&A by Frank Pasquale (Cornell Tech\, Cornell Law Sc
 hool)\, presented COLLIS Institute for Catholic Thought and Culture\, host
 ed by the Cornell Law School.\n\nAbstract: \n\nUsers of generative AI can 
 create profiles on social media sites and post far more than any human can
 —perhaps by orders of magnitude. AI is also poised to play a dramaticall
 y more intimate and important role in parasocial and social relationships\
 , displacing human influencers\, entertainers\, friends\, and even romanti
 c partners. Not only is technology becoming more capable of simulating hum
 an thought\, will\, and emotional response\, but it is doing so at an inhu
 man pace. A mere human manipulator can only learn from a limited number of
  encounters and resources\; algorithms can develop methods of manipulation
  at scale\, based on the data of millions. This again affords computation\
 , and those in control of its most advanced methods\, an outsized role in 
 shaping future events\, preferences\, and values.   \n\nThese developments
  must be tightly regulated\, lest we drift into a posthuman future. Resear
 ch on virtual reality and law has begun to explore the regulation of simul
 ation\, but must be revisited in the wake of generative AI. This talk will
  explore some existing legal authorities\, including consumer protection s
 tatutes\, trademark law\, and laws proscribing unfair and deceptive acts a
 nd practices\, which can limit (or at least require proper notification of
 ) generative AI-driven simulations. For example\, laws forbidding students
 ’ use of paper-writing mills may need to be updated and specified. Legis
 lators may also seek to restrict the communicative affordances of “virtu
 al friends\,” to clarify their true nature. The ultimate goal is a “re
 ality-based community\,” based on an overlapping consensus on human valu
 e\, and values. \n\nThis event is part of\, "Words\, Images\, Reality: A S
 ymposium on Living with Artificial Intelligence\," presented by COLLIS Ins
 titute\, the Thomistic Institute\, and the Society of Catholic Scientists.
  Go to https://collisinstitute.org/ai-symposium for more information.
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LOCATION:Myron Taylor Hall\, 285
SUMMARY:The Regulation of Simulation in an Era of Generative AI  
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 _in_an_era_of_generative_ai
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CATEGORIES:Lecture
CATEGORIES:Research
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