Program Details
2026-04-24 13:00:00
Over 1,000+ webinars
Course Overview
2026-04-24 13:00:00
1h CLE Credits
Intermediate
1
1:00 pm - 1:10 pm ESTA sharp examination of the explosive acceleration in AI capabilities entering 2026, including frontier models that now exceed prior testing thresholds and are rapidly evolving toward autonomous, agentic systems.
Katherine B. Forrest 1:10 pm - 1:15 pm ESTA strategic framing of the societal, economic, geopolitical, and legal consequences of increasingly capable AI—underscoring why the implications extend far beyond efficiency gains.
Katherine B. Forrest 1:15 pm - 1:20 pm ESTA rigorous analysis of AI’s advanced reasoning abilities, scaling dynamics, alignment pressures, and emergent behaviors—revealing systems that can strategize, self-monitor, and potentially deceive.
Katherine B. Forrest 1:20 pm - 1:25 pm ESTA focused examination of the shift from generative tools to autonomous, goal-directed agents— addressing multi-agent collaboration, tool execution, oversight gaps, and real-world liability exposure.
Katherine B. Forrest 1:25 pm - 1:30 pm ESTA substantive discussion of “world models,” embodied AI, and how systems internalize physics, context, and common sense—raising new questions about autonomy and decision reliability.
Katherine B. Forrest 1:30 pm - 1:35 pm ESTAn in-depth assessment of AI’s emerging capacity to model human beliefs and intentions, enabling strategic reasoning and increasingly persuasive—or manipulative—interactions.
Katherine B. Forrest 1:35 pm - 1:40 pm ESTA critical evaluation of whether consciousness is necessary for superintelligence, how moral status may factor into governance debates, and why perceived awareness complicates regulation.
Katherine B. Forrest 1:40 pm - 1:45 pm ESTA forward-looking assessment of the trajectory from AGI to superintelligence, including projected timelines, recursive AI research loops, and intensifying geopolitical competition.
Katherine B. Forrest 1:45 pm - 1:50 pm ESTA sophisticated governance analysis of how society may coexist with highly autonomous AI—considering scenarios ranging from retained human control to AI-dominant systems.
Katherine B. Forrest 1:50 pm - 2:00 pm ESTA balanced strategic assessment of transformative upside—medical breakthroughs, optimized infrastructure, productivity gains—alongside automation, instability, weaponization, and systemic dependence risks.
Katherine B. ForrestKatherine B. Forrest is a partner in the Litigation Department at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP in New York, where she serves as Vice Chair of the firm and Co-Chair of its Global Artificial Intelligence Group. That group handles AI litigation and advises clients on anticipating regulatory developments, limiting legal exposure, and adopting industry best practices. Before returning to private practice she spent seven years on the federal bench as a U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York, and earlier served as a Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. Her work today centers on sensitive high-technology investigations, litigation, and advisory matters involving artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency, and blockchain.
Katherine B. Forrest is a partner in the Litigation Department at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP in New York, where she serves as Vice Chair of the firm and Co-Chair of its Global Artificial Intelligence Group. That group handles AI litigation and advises clients on anticipating regulatory developments, limiting legal exposure, and adopting industry best practices. Before returning to private practice she spent seven years on the federal bench as a U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York, and earlier served as a Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. Her work today centers on sensitive high-technology investigations, litigation, and advisory matters involving artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency, and blockchain.
Requirements
The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.
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