AI, Law, and Society

3 credits · Undergraduate

Artificial Intelligence and law are closely linked. For example, discussions abound in the legal profession about the extent to which AI will replace lawyers with respect to some of the work they do. But the relationship between AI and law is far more complicated. This course will discuss the diverse ways in which AI, law and society influence one another, including questions of how law should regulate AI and which institutions should enforce any such regulation, as well as theoretical questions about personhood, agency, and autonomy. The course will explore these issues using the examples of military robots and self-driving cars. Prerequisite/Corequisite: ULAW 1000. [3]