BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Harvard Law School//NONSGML Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Harvard Law School - Events X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://hls.harvard.edu/calendar/ X-WR-CALDESC:Harvard Law School - Events BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260408T1930Z-1775676619.554-EO-747230-1@10.73.0.117 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260408T153019Z CREATED:20260408T171318Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T171318Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T122000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T132000 SUMMARY: AI Policy at the Frontier: A Conversation with Nathan Calvin (Enco de) and Fin Moorhouse (Forethought) DESCRIPTION: What does it take to govern a technology that might reshape th e world within the decade? Answering that requires both big-picture thinkin g about where AI is heading and close engagement with the policy fights sha ping it in the present. This event brings together two speakers who sit on opposite ends of that spectrum — one […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

What does it take to govern a technology t hat might reshape the world within the decade? Answering that requires both big-picture thinking about where AI is heading and close engagement with t he policy fights shaping it in the present.

This event brings togethe r two speakers who sit on opposite ends of that spectrum — one (Nathan Calv in) is shaping frontier AI legislation in statehouses today\, the other (Fi n Moorhouse) is thinking through what rapid AI progress could mean for the century ahead. Each will give a short talk\, followed by a joint Q&A.

In-person event (Harvard ID holders only). Lunch will be served.

Part of the AI Governance Speaker Series co-sponsored by AISST and the HLS AI Law Association (AIA).

Speakers

Nathan Calvin is General Counsel and VP of State Affa irs at Encode (encodeai.org)\, where he leads legal strategy and state poli cy initiatives. He was a central figure behind California's SB 53\, the Fro ntier AI Transparency Act\, and has led Encode's scrutiny of OpenAI's nonpr ofit restructuring. He holds a JD and MPP from Stanford and previously work ed at the Center for AI Safety Action Fund and the Senate Judiciary Committ ee. Nathan will speak on Encode's on-the-ground policy work — SB 53 and the RAISE Act\, the OpenAI restructuring fight\, and the push against federal preemption of state AI regulation.

Fin Moorhouse is a Research Fellow at Forethought\, a research organization focused on navig ating the transition to advanced AI. He previously worked at Longview Phila nthropy and Oxford's Future of Humanity Institute\, studied philosophy at C ambridge\, and co-hosts the Hear This Idea podcast. Fin will speak on the c ase for accelerated AI progress and what a potential intelligence and indus trial explosion could mean: how far AI capabilities might advance beyond th e current frontier\, and the big-picture effects if progress doesn't stall.

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