AI Ethics, Law, and Policy

Gain a comprehensive understanding of AI law

We are entering a new world increasingly powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI). It’s no longer confined to academic research; AI is now shaping how individuals, businesses, and governments interact.

On this three-week course, you’ll explore the legal, ethical, and policy implications of the AI revolution. This includes AI, robots, algorithms, and human-machine interfaces.

You’ll start by exploring the differences between AI and humans while also dissecting the existing legal framework and policy initiatives.

Delve into the use cases of automated vehicles

Next, you’ll unpack the uses of automated vehicles and driving systems.

You’ll explore the incidents and related issues of automated driving systems as well as their associated ethical dilemmas.

Through this exploration, you’ll discover the recent policy and regulatory initiatives implemented for automated vehicles.

Understand algorithmic bias and the criminal justice system

On week three of the course, you’ll delve into algorithmic bias and its impact, particularly within the criminal justice system.

You’ll understand how computer errors can lead to unfair outcomes and explore case studies that highlight the role of algorithms in decision-making.

Learn from the experts at National Tsing Hua University

Throughout the course, you’ll be guided by the specialists at National Tsing Hua University.

With their insights, you’ll gain a clear understanding of the promises and challenges of AI facing users, lawyers, engineers, and policymakers across the globe.

You’ll finish equipped with fundamental legal, ethical, and policy tools to dive deeper into AI issues.

This course is designed for law, engineering, and social science students as well as anyone interested in AI’s legal, ethical, and policy ramifications.

You will gain a deep understanding of the promises and challenges AI presents across the globe.

• Introduction to AI: Technology and Policy Landscape
• Introduction
• AI and Human
• Existing Legal Framework and Policy Initiatives
• General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and AI
• European Union - Artificial Intelligence Act (draft of 2021 & 2023)
• Automated Vehicles and Regulatory Design
• The Use Cases of Automated Driving Systems
• Incidents and Related Issues of ADSs
• Ethical Dimension of ADSs
• Recent Policy and Regulatory Initiatives
• Takeaways
• Algorithmic Bias and the Criminal Justice System
• What is Algorithmic Bias
• The Criminal Justice System and Algorithms
• Case Study
• Black Box and Transparency
• Recent Legal and Policy Responses
• Judicial Resilience