On Thursday, November 7th at 1:30 p.m. CT, co-editor of our Gadgets, Gigabytes, and Goodwill Blog, Puya Partow-Navid, will participate in a panel for Seyfarth’s acclaimed Pioneers and Pathfinders Virtual Roundtable Series. Seyfarth’s Pioneers and Pathfinders virtual roundtable series has tackled critical topics intended to help our clients navigate the implications of generative AI and natural language processing models in the legal industry. In this session, the expert panel will address the legal and commercial challenges of disinformation and deepfakes.
In simple terms, a deepfake is a type of synthetic media where images, videos or audio seem real but have been manipulated or generated with artificial intelligence. While some synthetic or manipulated media have legitimate applications, the ability of deepfakes to exploit and spread disinformation is a quickly growing and significant threat to society—as we have seen from headlines ranging from the U.S. presidential election to Taylor Swift, to deepfake applications for remote jobs, and scams robbing companies of millions of dollars.
Organizations need to be alive to the commercial and legal dangers that deepfakes present and consider the potential safeguards. Indeed, this is a boardroom issue, with misinformation/disinformation ranking as the #1 most severe near-term global risk, according to the World Economic Forum’s 2024 Global Risks Report. With that in mind, our panel will tackle top-of-mind questions such as:
- What are the biggest risks of deepfakes that leaders are tackling on behalf of their organizations and their customers/consumers?
- How are deepfakes impacting the courtroom and evidentiary rules?
- What legal frameworks exist to address the misuse of deepfakes and offer protections from disinformation?
- What are some of the technological solutions and best practices that businesses can employ to stay a step ahead of deepfakes and disinformation?
- How can we educate our employees and stakeholders about deepfakes?
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from industry leaders and become a pioneer at the forefront of the profession’s evolution—we invite you to register your attendance.
Panelists
Catherine Porter, Chief Business Officer, Prove
Hon. Paul W. Grimm (Ret.), David F. Levi Professor of the Practice of Law and Director of the Bolch Judicial Institute at Duke Law School
Puya Partow-Navid, Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Stephen Poor, Partner and Chair Emeritus, Seyfarth Shaw LLP