These courses offer a pathway to understanding and shaping the legal future of AI agents. It consists of two modules: The first module provides participants with technical foundations on AI agents and introduces them to relevant legal concepts from torts, agency, and consumer protection laws. The second module advances participants into focused research streams including liability frameworks, law-following AI, and technical infrastructure, culminating in individual research proposals. Participants may choose to attend either only Module 1 or both modules based on their interest.
Module 1: An Introduction (16-29 June) is a 2 week course ideal for law and policy students seeking to grasp the fundamentals of AI agents, their governance challenges, and the limitations of current legal tools.
Module 2: A Research Outlook (18 Aug - 12 Sep) is a 4 week course designed for aspiring legal and technical policy researchers, providing an exploration of key research streams and culminating in a research proposal to be considered for a research fellowship.
STRUCTURE, MODULE 1
Unit 1: AI Agents & the alignment problem
Unit 2: Technical foundations and overview of agent measurement and evaluation
Unit 3: Current governance mechanisms across the AI agent lifecycle (in the absence of new laws)
Unit 4: Current limitations and authorities of existing regulation
STRUCTURE, MODULE 2
Research Stream 1: Liability
Research Stream 2: Law-following AI (LFAI)
Research Stream 3: Infrastructure for AI agents
Applications are due by May 25. Apply by May 10 for early bird consideration.
Students and recent graduates: apply here
Policy researchers and staffers: express interest here
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The Vista Institute for AI Policy is a fiscally sponsored project of Rethink Priorities, EIN 84-3896318.