Algorithms and Law

Exploring issues from big-data to robotics, this volume is the first to comprehensively examine the regulatory implications of AI technology.

Martin Ebers (Edited by), Susana Navas (Edited by)

9781108424820, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 23 July 2020

319 pages, 1 b/w illus. 1 table
23.5 x 15.8 x 2.4 cm, 0.62 kg

'The book accomplishes a difficult task. It is an excellent source for those who dive for the first time into the legal challenges that AI poses to law … The book is written in such a clear manner that it allows an interdisciplinary understanding. The authors and editors should be applauded for the clarity with which they explore an extremely complex subject.' Francisco de Elizalde, Prometheus

Algorithms permeate our lives in numerous ways, performing tasks that until recently could only be carried out by humans. Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, based on machine learning algorithms and big-data-powered systems, can perform sophisticated tasks such as driving cars, analyzing medical data, and evaluating and executing complex financial transactions - often without active human control or supervision. Algorithms also play an important role in determining retail pricing, online advertising, loan qualification, and airport security. In this work, Martin Ebers and Susana Navas bring together a group of scholars and practitioners from across Europe and the US to analyze how this shift from human actors to computers presents both practical and conceptual challenges for legal and regulatory systems. This book should be read by anyone interested in the intersection between computer science and law, how the law can better regulate algorithmic design, and the legal ramifications for citizens whose behavior is increasingly dictated by algorithms.

Preface
1. Robotics and Artificial Intelligence: The Present and Future Visions Sami Haddadin and Dennis Knobbe
2. Regulating AI and Robotics: Ethical and Legal Challenges Martin Ebers
3. Regulating Algorithms – How to De-Mystify the Alchemy of Code? Mario Martini
4: Automated Decision-Making under Article 22 GDPR: Towards a More Substantial Regime for Solely Automated Decision-Making Diana Sancho
5. Robot Machines and Civil Liability Susana Navas
6. Extra-contractual Liability for Wrongs Committed by Autonomous Systems Ruth Janal
7. Control of Algorithms in Financial Markets – the Example of High Frequency Trading Gerald Spindler
8. Creativity of Algorithms and Copyright Susana Navas
9. 'Wake Neutrality' of Artificial Intelligence Devices Brian Subirana, Renwick Bivings and Sanjay Sarma
10. The (envisaged) Legal Framework of Commercialisation of Digital Data within the EU Björn Steinrötter.

Subject Areas: Artificial intelligence [UYQ], Intellectual property law [LNR], Banking law [LNPB], Financial law [LNP], Criminal law & procedure [LNF], E-commerce law [LNCB2]