Lectures

Annual Fall Lecture

Date: Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Place: Wake Forest University, Porter Byrum Welcome Center
Cost: Free and Open to the Public

More about the  lecture and speaker:

Come and learn about the impact of artificial intelligence on legal systems, societal norms, and responsibility. As AI technology advances, its influence on everything from legal accountability to social structures becomes increasingly profound. This lecture will explore challenges to our current frameworks and what the future might hold for law and society in an AI-driven world.

W. Keith Robinson is a Professor of Law and Faculty Director for Intellectual Property, Technology, Business, and Innovation at the Wake Forest University School of Law. Professor Robinson is a nationally recognized patent scholar.  He researches how legal institutions govern emerging technology. He has commented on issues of intellectual property law in media outlets and given more than seventy presentations around the world on patent law.  Thomson Reuters has twice recognized Professor Robinson’s articles as the best that year in intellectual property law.  His recent work has explored how artificial intelligence may impact obtaining U.S. patents.