WPF Executive Director Pam Dixon to give talk on Modern Privacy in an Era of AI with Washington State Privacy Office for International Data Privacy Week

WPF Executive Director Pam Dixon will be giving a rare, live one hour Q and A session with the Washington Office of Privacy and Data Protection (OPDP), which was created by the state legislature in 2016. This will take place in celebration of International Privacy Week, 30 January 2025.

The topic of the conversation will be Modern Privacy in an AI Era. Dixon will be discussing her recently published research, the Global Tables of Privacy Laws and Regulations as well as her AI work at OECD and the WPF research on AI Governance Tools, Risky Analysis.

Where: Online

When: 30 January 2025 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Who: Pam Dixon, Executive Director and Matt King, Washington Office of Privacy and Data Protection

Link: Modern Privacy in an AI Era, with Pam Dixon and Matt King

The event recording will be available online live, and will be posted after the event.

Update: The event recording is now posted.

Posted January 20, 2025 in

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