Issa Convenes Comprehensive Roundtable Discussion on Artificial Intelligence

Washington: On February 2^nd in Los Angeles, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, convened a roundtable discussion on artificial intelligence that included representatives from a wide-ranging collection of industries, artists, and experts. The audience included motion picture and television studios, high-tech companies, software developers, global professional services, performance and graphic artists, and long-term A.I. practitioners.
 
The meeting followed a House Judiciary Subcommittee field hearing held earlier in the day – also chaired by Rep. Issa – entitled “Identity in the Age of A.I.”
 
Following the roundtable, Rep. Issa said: “If Congress is going to develop a full understanding of A.I. and our legislative role in its current state and future development, it’s imperative that we hear directly from the corporations, creators, and developers already using it and who stand to be the most impacted by its limitless potential. We have both a responsibility and an opportunity to get this right and ensure that A.I. is neither misused to break the law nor prevented from changing lives for the better. My thanks to all the participants who shared their views, concerns, insights, and advice with me and the audience.”
 
Roundtable participants included representatives from:
Paramount
Sony
Disney
Qualcomm
Accenture
Universal
Adobe
Consumer Technology Association
Independent Film & TV Alliance
Harman
Directors Guild of America
Screen Actors Guild
Electronic Frontier Foundation