Artificial Intelligence & Law

Catalog description

This seminar examines a broad range of legal and policy challenges posed by artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and related technologies. Through assigned readings, weekly discussion, and engagement with experts, students are encouraged to think critically and creatively about how existing laws might be adapted to meet the regulatory and policy needs relevant to AI technologies. Coverage will include subject areas ranging from constitutional rights, criminal justice, public administration, education, torts, privacy, national security, energy and environment, healthcare, finance, intellectual property, transportation, and employment. Coverage will also include jurisprudential themes, such as "soft" versus "hard" law, risk-based approaches to regulation, behavioral economics, rule of law, personal autonomy, government legitimacy, and the socio-legal challenges associated with disruptive technological innovation. This course satisfies the perspectives and upper level writing requirements. This course is an elective/option for the following certificate programs: (1) Intellectual Property; and (2) workplace law. No previous coursework is required. A science or technology background is not necessary to take the course. Interest in AI's intrigue and social implications is all that is needed. Prerequisites: None. Graded.