Artificial Intelligence, Robots and the Law 2nd ed

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Artificial Intelligence, Robots and the Law engages with critical ethical and legal issues relating to developments in AI and robotics, while also identifying and discussing broader socio-technical changes. The authors take a systematic approach to defining the field and the many terms of art that have come to distinguish it, contributing to a common language through which legal professionals, policymakers, and technologists can engage. The book explores how existing legal frameworks such as tort, criminal, contract, personal property and intellectual property laws apply to new contexts and explores the need for general law reform and technology-specific regulation.

Written from an Australian perspective, the book incorporates comparative insights from other jurisdictions, recognising the global impact of these technologies. It explains the theoretical underpinnings of law and regulation, through which it explores the most critical areas affected by AI and robots, including automated decision-making, privacy, liability and insurance, competition and consumer law, and the future of work.

The revised and updated second edition includes discussion of the implications of generative AI. It also expands on the deepening challenges to privacy and outlines major legislative and regulatory developments in response to AI and robots around the world including the EU AI Act, and Australia’s proposed risk-based framework.

The book is essential reading for legal practitioners confronting the complexities of applying existing law to emerging technologies, for regulators whose fields intersect with AI and automated systems and robotics, and for all academics and educators. It is also an invaluable resource for students seeking to understand the legal and regulatory issues involved in this dynamic and challenging area.

Features

• Identifies critical legal and ethical issues arising from the proliferation of AI in a wide range of applications
• Comprehensive, wide-ranging and accessible discussion
• Examines the Australian legal position and relevant developments in overseas jurisdictions
• Covers both theory and practical responses
• Highly topical and relevant for both practitioners and students

table of content

1. The Technological Landscape — Enter AI and Robotics
2. AI, Robotics, and Norm Building
3. An Introduction to Technology Law: Conceptual Frameworks
4. Targeted Regulation
5. Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Meet Law
6. Automated Decision-Making
7. Privacy in the Age of Big Data
8. Liability and Insurance
9. Competition and Consumer Law
10. The Future of Work
11. Conclusion