The "Trade Meets AI: Navigating in a 'New Digital World'" webinar organised by Trade Policy Exchange explored the transformative impact of AI on international trade, tracing its evolution from John McCarthy's 1955 coinage to the resurgence sparked by OpenAI’s ChatGPT in 2022.
Delving into AI's potential to reshape trade dynamics, experts including Jason Grant Allen (SMU YPHSL’s Assoc Prof & CAIDG Director) and Craig Atkinson (Trade Development Specialist at United Nations/World Trade Organization & CAIDG Research Affiliate), discussed its role in facilitating paperless cross-border trade, transforming market paradigms, and fostering inclusive business environments. They examined key technical, legal, and industrial dimensions of AI, highlighting opportunities, risks, and evolving legal frameworks. Jason and Craig also provided insightful perspectives on the definition of AI and how can it be framed, its opportunities and risks for international trade, emergent sources of AI-related law and its evolution, and future trade landscapes shaped by AI.
Last updated on 06 Sep 2024 .