Advanced Introduction to Law and Artificial Intelligence

by Woodrow Barfield, Ugo Pagallo

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. Woodrow Barfield and Ugo Pagallo present a succinct introduction to the legal issues related to the design and use of artificial intelligence (AI). Exploring human rights, constitutional law, data protection, criminal law, tort law, and intellectual property law, they consider the laws of a number of jurisdictions including the US, the European Union, Japan, and China, making reference to case law and statutes. Key features This Advanced Introduction is ideal for law and social science students with an interest in how the law applies to AI. It also provides a useful entry point for legal practitioners seeking an understanding of this emerging field.

208 pages, Paperback

Published October 15, 2020

Reviews

[Marco · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book delivers on its promise, providing a bird's eye view of the core legal issues relating to AI and law. Since this task requires covering a lot of material, not all arguments are developed beyond their core, but this is expected in an introduction and the authors present enough material for those who are interested in going deeper into the examined topics.