Artificial Intelligence Law and Policy

This course will explore how courts, regulators, and policymakers are responding to the complex questions posed by artificial intelligence and machine learning technology. The course will cover several areas of law and policy, including liability theories for individual harms, privacy, discrimination, copyright, and new regulations emerging both in the U.S. and abroad. Students will read and discuss court decisions, statutes, policy memos, academic research, and more as they build a picture of this new legal and policy landscape. At the same time, they will learn the basics of the technology underlying AI systems and how law and technology influence one another.