Generative AI: Exploring Regulatory Opportunities, Challenges and Dilemmas

International Symposium - Technologies, Law and Society Research Group,

Wednesday 18 June 2025, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Call for papers

Symposium Objectives

Founded in 1740, Trinity College Dublin’s School of Law, is one of the leading Law Schools in Europe. The Technologies, Law and Society Group in the School of Law is organising a one-day symposium, exploring the regulatory opportunities and challenges posed by the rapid emergence and expansion of Generative AI.

Generative AI, capable of complex problem solving as well as creating new content and ideas, brings unparalleled opportunities. However, it also poses significant ethical, legal, and regulatory challenges, which transcend national boundaries. Lawyers’ (and Judges’) much publicised use of Generative AI models such as ChatGPT to summarise cases, inspire arguments, or aid legal decision-making, are controversial practices capable of recalibrating the foundations of legal systems around the globe. These potentially transformative tools give rise to new issues which hold significance, not just for lawyers, but for private parties, the creative sector, governments, regulators, policymakers, and courts, all of whom are tasked with answering the ethical and logistical questions posed by Generative AI. Contributors to the symposium will consider the role of law and regulation in harnessing the benefits offered by Generative AI, as well as mitigating the dangers it poses.

Procedure for Submitting Papers

Submission of title and abstract – (max 300 words) along with three keywords by email Prof Deirdre Ahern dahern@tcd.ie. The deadline for Abstract submission is 17.00 hours (GMT) Friday 16 May 2025.

Submissions will be considered by the Conference Committee and decisions on acceptance will be communicated by Friday 23 May 2025. Participants should note that they will be required to fund their own travel and accommodation expenses.

Presentations will be organised into chaired panels and the presentation time for each participant will be 15 minutes. Full papers are not required to be submitted.

Paper Topics

Papers for this symposium on Generative AI: Exploring Regulatory Opportunities, Challenges and Dilemmas are invited on a broad range of topics relating to generative AI and its regulation including examination of the potential impact of generative AI on any field of law. International and comparative perspectives are welcomed. Sample topics broadly include, but are not limited to:

Ethical issues surrounding Generative AI;
Legislative efforts/Codes of Practice and Standards to date - The EU AI Act/GDPR;
Regulating the use of Generative AI in legal practice;
Regulatory responses to the “black box” issue;
Generative AI in the context of financial services law;
Generative AI and corporate governance;
Competition law issues concerning AI and algorithms;
Generative AI and judicial decision-making;
Generative AI, intellectual property and the Arts;
Liability and accountability frameworks for Generative AI;
Generative AI and Defamation

For queries please contact Prof Deirdre Ahern dahern@tcd.ie.

Symposium Venue

The symposium will take place on Wednesday 18 June 2025 at Trinity Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin. Trinity College Dublin was established in 1592 and its historic campus is situated in the heart of Dublin city centre within easy access from Dublin airport.