Regulating artificial intelligence, technology and cyberspace

This unit explores an area of the law where far-reaching effects of globalisation have produced considerable consequences: technology regulation. These legal developments are driven at global level by institutions that make policy and regulation, and have also witnessed the evolution of existing institutions and rules. You will study the most pressing policy choices faced by governments, institutions and stakeholders, and how those policy choices are translated into the law, in particular with regard to the advanced machine learning techniques popularly known as Artificial Intelligence (AI). In relation to information law, the module focuses on the institutions that regulate and police new technologies. You will also analyse the problems of access to these technologies, and how current regulation affects choices of law and regulation. The teaching focus is on the international nature of the subject matter – offering a highly comparative analysis of current legal developments around the globe.