Overview
- Endorses an interdisciplinary approach to Artificial Intelligence
- Includes contributions from reputed experts from different fields of knowledge
- Is designed to appeal to a broad audience with diverse backgrounds
- This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access
Part of the book series: Law, Governance and Technology Series (LGTS, volume 58)
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Table of contents (23 chapters)
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Scientific, Technological and Societal Achievements in Artificial Intelligence
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Ethical and Legal Challenges in Artificial Intelligence
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The Law, Governance and Regulation of Artificial Intelligence
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About this book
As thedebate over AI is far from over, the need for rigorous analysis has never been greater. This book thus brings together contributors from different fields and backgrounds to explore how the law might provide answers to some of the most pressing questions raised by AI. An outcome of the Católica Research Centre for the Future of Law and its interdisciplinary working group on Law and Artificial Intelligence, it includes contributions by leading scholars in the fields of technology, ethics and the law.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Pedro Miguel Freitas is a Professor at Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Law, where he coordinates a Postgraduate Course in Law and Technology, as well as a course in Law and Technology in the Law Degree. He obtained his PhD (2016)from the Law School of the University of Minho. He lectures and researches in the area of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, and Law and Technology. He is a member of the Católica Research Centre for the Future of the Law, Algoritmi Center, the Latin American Observatory for Criminal Policy Research and Law Reform, the International Federation for Information Processing (WG 9.6 and WG 11.7) and the Secure Platform for Accredited Cybercrime Experts at EUROPOL.
Arlindo Oliveira obtained a BSc in EECS from Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) and a PhD from the University of California at Berkeley. He was a researcher at CERN, the Electronics Research Laboratory of UC Berkeley, and the Berkeley Cadence Laboratories. He is a distinguished professor of IST, president of INESC, member of the board of Caixa Geral de Depósitos and a researcher at INESC-ID. He authored several books and articles in the areas of algorithms, artificial intelligence, machine learning, bioinformatics, and computer architecture. He is a member of the Portuguese Academy of Engineering and a past president of IST, of INESC-ID, and of the Portuguese Association for Artificial Intelligence.
Clara Martins Pereira is Assistant Professor at Durham Law School. She is also Departmental Lecturer at Oxford Law Faculty and Invited Professor at Católica Lisbon School of Law. Clara holds a DPhil, an MPhil, and a Magister Juris from the University of Oxford, as well as an MSc in Law and Business and an LLB in Law from Católica Lisbon School of Law. Her research lies at the intersection of financial law and regulation, technological innovation, and sustainability. In addition to her academic work, Clara has also been working as a consultant for various international organisations including the World Bank and ICF.
Elsa Vaz de Sequeira is a Professor at Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Law. She is the coordinator of the Lisbon Section of the Católica Research Centre for the Future of Law (CRCFL) and a co-editor of the Católica Law Review. She integrates the executive committee of the working group on Law and Artificial Intelligence. She was a legal advisor at the Ministry of Culture´s office. She teaches and develops research in private law, namely foundations of civil law and contract law. She has published books and articles on different issues of civil law, namely on civil liability, collision of rights, and co-ownership of rights.
Luís Barreto Xavier is an Invited Professor at Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Law, in Lisbon, and an Of Counsel at Abreu Advogados. He was a senior consultant at the Prime Minister Legal Centre (CEJUR) and a legal clerk for a Constitutional Court Judge. At Católica, he founded and directed (2009-2018) a new unit, dedicated to international teaching and research: the Católica Global School of Law. His areas of expertise are Private International Law and Digital Law. He belongs to the executive committee of the working group on Law and Artificial Intelligence. Since 2019, he teaches a course on the Law of AI for undergraduate students. He is currently the President of the Knowledge Institute of Abreu Advogados.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence and the Law
Editors: Henrique Sousa Antunes, Pedro Miguel Freitas, Arlindo L. Oliveira, Clara Martins Pereira, Elsa Vaz de Sequeira, Luís Barreto Xavier
Series Title: Law, Governance and Technology Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-41264-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-41263-9Published: 27 December 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-41266-0Published: 27 December 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-41264-6Published: 26 December 2023
Series ISSN: 2352-1902
Series E-ISSN: 2352-1910
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 456
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 18 illustrations in colour
Topics: IT Law, Media Law, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, Legal Aspects of Computing