Ethics and Transparency
Chatbots that resurrect the dead: legal experts weigh in on ‘disturbing’ technology – Edina Harbinja, Lilian Edwards and Marisa McVey
It was recently revealed that in 2017 Microsoft patented a chatbot which, if built, would digitally resurrect the dead. Using AI and machine learning, the proposed chatbot would bring our digital persona back to life for our family and friends to talk to. When pressed...
ILPC Annual Lecture and Conference 2020 – AI and the Rule of Law: Regulation and Ethics
Date Thursday 19th Nov 2020, 11am – 5pmFriday 20th Nov 2020, 11:00am – 5.30pm Institute Institute of Advanced Legal Studies Type Online Conference (Zoom) Description The ILPC is delighted to announce that Lord Clement Jones CBE will deliver this year’s ILPC...
The societal impacts of introducing a public health identity system: legal, social and ethical issues – Ada Lovelace Institute
The COVID-19 crisis triggered sweeping restrictions on civil liberties across society. Lockdowns have started to ease, but in response to concerns about a second wave of infections and coping with the virus in the...
Call for Papers – AI and the Rule of Law: Regulation and Ethics
Call for Papers We are pleased to announce this call for papers for the Information Law and Policy Centre’s Annual Conference on 20 November 2020 at IALS in London, this year supported by Bloomsbury’s Communications Law journal. You can read about our previous annual...
A legal proposal for data protection in self-driving cars – Maria Cristina Gaeta
This post is extracted from the article published in Communications Law Journal in 2019, written by Maria Cristina Gaeta, Research Fellow at Suor Orsola Benincasa University of Naples, Ph.D in People, Business and Market Law at University of Naples Federico II....
ILPC Evening Seminar: Benefits and Challenges of Health Data Sharing
Date: Thursday 5th December 2019Institute:Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR Time:5.30pm - 7pm Book here.Speakers:Dr Edward Dove (Lecturer in Health Law and Regulation, School of Law, University of Edinburgh) Dr Ciara Staunton...
Call for Papers – Digital Rights in Brexit: Changes and Challenges
Digital Rights in Brexit: Changes and Challenges CALL FOR PAPERS We are pleased to announce this call for papers for the Information Law and Policy Centre’s Annual Conference on 22nd November 2019 at IALS in London, this year supported by Bloomsbury’s Communications...
Technology in the twilight zone: What early use of the lie detector in court can tell us about machine learning now
This guest post was written by Marion Oswald, Senior Fellow at the Faculty of Law, Winchester University. This post therefore...
Police use of technology impacting privacy rights
This guest post was written by Jamie Grace, Senior Lecturer in Law at Sheffield Hallam University. This post therefore reflects the views of the author, and not those of the ILPC. The use of...
Women and AI: Harms, Impacts and Remedies
Date 7th March 2019, 17:30 to 18:45 Institute Institute of Advanced Legal Studies Type Seminar Venue Conference Room, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR Description Our daily interactions with AI-driven technologies –...