LAU44011 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE LAW

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module, students should be able to:

• Demonstrate specialised, self-directed knowledge of an area of law through examination of a ‘real-life’ legal research problem or a theme within a research group.
• Collaborate with peers and act in leadership roles.
• Constructively evaluate the work of others.
• Synthesise and evaluate a variety of legal research methods, legal sources, findings and analysis.
• Critically analyse an area of law through independent research.
• Consult with and respond to the needs of research users.
• Effectively communicate research findings.

Module Content

Artificial intelligence (AI) is an expanding family of technologies broadly comprising computer systems that can perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence. The rapid development and deployment of AI bring extraordinary societal and economic benefits alongside profound risks, threats and challenges.

Lawmakers have recently begun to respond by introducing laws that directly regulate AI to address the broader societal project of harnessing the benefits of AI while mitigating threats and risks associated with it. Other laws addressing a wide range of legal issues also indirectly impact on the development and deployment of AI. Judges are beginning to grapple with the legal implications of this technology in a variety of domains.

Participants in this group will develop capstone dissertations broadly relating to law that governs, regulates, or in some other way impacts the development and deployment of AI systems.

Assessment Details

• Individual Project: 85%
• Group Presentation: 15%
• Reflective Journal: Pass/Fail
• Participation: Pass/Fail