This panel discussion dives into the world of generative AI and its impact on creative industries. Join us as we hear from panellists from the creative industries their firsthand experience using AI tools to enhance their work, while also exploring the potential threats posed by AI, such as the ability to generate content in the style of existing artists. We’ll delve into emerging legal issues surrounding AI-created work and explore what protections are available to creatives in this evolving landscape. This is your chance to hear a unique voice from the creative community and gain insights into the future of creativity in the age of AI.

This panel delves into the legal intricacies surrounding large language models (LLMs) and artificial intelligence (AI). We’ll explore copyright issues arising from pre-training LLMs, including ongoing fair use cases and the data mining exception’s applicability in various jurisdictions. We’ll then tackle the debate on AI-generated works’ intellectual property rights, examining the US Copyright Office’s stance against AI authorship and contrasting it with a recent Beijing court decision. Finally, the discussion will shift to data privacy concerns in web scraping, analyzing the Singapore PDPA’s public availability exception and its relevance to LLM pre-training. We’ll also explore the impact of the Clearview AI decision under the GDPR and delve into potential legal justifications for web scraping, such as research and innovation purposes.

This panel delves into the evolving landscape of AI regulation and governance worldwide. We’ll explore how regions like the EU and China are adopting mandatory regulations, with the EU focusing on risk stratification and the extension of data protection laws to AI. China, meanwhile, targets specific applications like recommendation systems. We’ll then contrast these approaches with voluntary frameworks in the US and Singapore, and discuss how these diverse strategies reflect each region’s policy goals, from the EU’s focus on fundamental rights to China’s concerns about social disruption. Finally, we’ll examine the future of AI governance in Asia Pacific, considering how these regional trends might influence policy development.

This panel dives into the legal implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for core private law areas like contracts, consumer protection, and intellectual property. Experts will explore how these doctrines need to adapt to accommodate AI, including questions surrounding responsible contracting, liability for AI-driven decisions, and consumer protection in an AI-powered marketplace. The discussion will also delve into challenges surrounding intellectual property, such as patenting AI-assisted and AI-generated inventions. By examining these issues and potential solutions, the panel aims to equip companies and lawyers to navigate the evolving legal landscape of AI.

This panel explores how AI is revolutionizing legal research (e.g. automated research), contract analysis (e.g. validation against pre-approved templates), and evidence review (e.g. automated chronologies). But with great power comes great responsibility. We will ponder the ethical risks: confidentiality in cloud-based models, AI bias, and the risk of abdicating responsibility to machines. We will also discuss mitigating measures like Retrieval Augmented Generation, fine-tuning, and AI regulation in various jurisdictions. Don’t miss this chance to stay ahead of the curve!

Pre-Reading Materials
https://go.gov.sg/genai123
https://go.gov.sg/rag123
https://go.gov.sg/pair-caselaw

Rapid advances in quantum computing are presenting several significant legal and regulatory challenges, e.g. in cybersecurity. Quantum computers have the potential to break existing encryption methods, posing risks to data security and privacy. What kind of post-quantum cryptographic protocols are tech giants working on to protect sensitive information against future quantum attacks?​
 
Liability is another critical concern. As quantum computing technology evolves, errors in calculations and potential failures of quantum-resistant safeguards could lead to legal disputes. Find out about the changes companies need to make to their security and service agreements to address these risks, as quantum computing’s capabilities continue to grow and its applications become more widespread.
 
As international competition in quantum technology heats up, the U.S. and other countries heavily invested in quantum research are establishing global standards and best practices. Overall, addressing these legal issues requires a coordinated effort among governments, businesses, and legal experts to develop robust frameworks that ensure security, manage liability, and foster international cooperation in the burgeoning field of quantum computing. Join this Quantum Computing 101 session for lawyers!

TechLaw.Fest is the perfect time for youths, students and young legal professionals to step out of their comfort zones and find meaningful opportunities.
 
Join this session to meet established (but still youthful!) professionals in the law and technology ecosystem who have carved out a niche for themselves. Find out how they broke boundaries, and how their paths took them to where they are today. If you’re looking to enter or establish yourself in the law, policy and technology industry, be inspired by them to carve your own journey in law and tech!

*[OPEN SESSIONS] are open to all categories of TechLaw.Fest pass holders to attend.

Head over to the Bayview Foyer next to the Heliconia Junior Ballroom to celebrate a special partnership between Harvey and Rajah & Tann Asia against the backdrop of the spectacular Singapore skyline on the Marina Bay waterfront.

This panel will present the challenges and solutions that can be explored as we navigate an online world where people must guard against deepfakes and misinformation. We’ll delve into the impact of generative AI on this evolving “cat-and-mouse game,” looking at international policy developments like the EU’s DSA, Singapore’s POFMA, and various emerging AI-related policies. We’ll then analyse the potential of technical solutions such as digital watermarking and labelling, and other industry solutions across the EU, US, China, and Singapore. Finally, the discussion will explore the user’s role and the need for an ecosystem-wide approach, encompassing content creation tools, distribution platforms, and responsible user behaviour.

ESG is today a major differentiator across most industries and business sectors and no longer sits outside of core business. With consumers, investors and regulators requiring pointed ESG accountability and performance, ESG will soon (if it has not already) become “in-the-ordinary-course-of-business” for businesses. Yet, many enterprises face challenges on how ESG data is collected, analysed and reported – a complex matter that can expect to become more demanding, both domestically with further ESG regulatory enhancements expected, as well as in a cross-border world with foreign ESG standards being imposed on businesses, such as the EU CBAM regulation.

While the business case for strong ESG can be difficult to articulate, businesses are leveraging tech to deliver on ESG outcomes, with innovations that assess current ESG performance and contribute to climate and environmental targets coming online and the climate tech industry growing at a pace that can only be reflective of the urgency with which we are to contain the global temperature rise under the Paris Agreement.

This panel looks at how businesses are deploying tech on the ground in addressing ESG compliance and demands, across supply chains they rely on or participate in, at how they have been compelled to make changes to the way they run their shops, hire and deploy talent, and the ongoing challenges in this quest, where tech remains both the boon and bane of ESG aspirations.

Are digital assets property or just code on a ledger? What is the true nature of digital assets? While these fundamental questions are increasingly being posed across various jurisdictions, the world of digital assets is rapidly innovating with growing interactions between artificial intelligence and Web 3.0 technologies. The massive ability of blockchain technology to store large datasets provides the fuel to develop, train, and tune A.I. models, while the speed of A.I. functionalities fill in a key gap in Web 3.0 operations. Some consider a decentralised system of storing data may mitigate the risks of A.I. bias.
 
Join our panel in an engaging, ground-breaking discussion on the characteristics of digital assets and how the increasingly complementary use of A.I. and blockchain technologies would bring about new challenges and complexities, and how such changes add to or challenge the Fintech space. We also take the opportunity at this session to consider the potential disputes that would arise from such complexities and ways to mitigate such risks.

In today’s globalised world, innovation has become increasingly collaborative.  However, the global race for the next big thing has resulted in a sharp rise in technology-related disputes internationally. In particular, the advent of A.I. is introducing a host of novel legal issues. These disputes tend to be highly technical and time sensitive due to the rapid pace of development.  It is imperative to resolve these disputes expediently without disrupting valuable commercial relationships.  Join our panel of experts, who will share their insights on the unique challenges of A.I. and technology-related disputes, and progressive dispute resolution initiatives.

Business development is a struggle and bane for many lawyers, yet a necessary chore. Find out what works and what doesn’t in this session which convenes some of the most popular social media influencers and networkers in the legal industry.
 
We’ll learn how they’re harnessing technology to stand out and be noticed. Have these tactics succeeded in driving top-of-mind recall and new business? What does the data say about their efforts? Hear these speakers spill the beans then put these newly acquired skills into practice yourself at the cocktail reception that follows!

*[OPEN SESSIONS] are open to all categories of TechLaw.Fest pass holders to attend.

The Asia-Pacific Legal Innovation & Technology Association (ALITA) recognises the region’s outstanding legal innovators and technologists at law firms, solutions providers and legal entrants, as well as individuals, legal innovation/legal tech for good projects and legal GenAI innovators. This prestigious event celebrates the achievements of individuals, teams and organisations that are driving the transformation of the legal industry through innovative technologies and forward-thinking solutions.

Find out who the 18 finalists in the six award categories are here.

*[OPEN SESSIONS] are open to all categories of TechLaw.Fest pass holders to attend.

Let’s raise a toast to wrap up this edition of TechLaw.Fest in the Heliconia Main Ballroom! Canapes and drinks will be preceded by a short update by Rajah & Tann Asia partners from Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand on technology law developments in Southeast Asia on the Talk Talk Stage