The Cambridge Handbook of Artificial Intelligence: Global Perspectives on Law and Ethics (Cambridge Law Handbooks)

"Digitalisation and the development of automated systems, as well as the evolution of artificial intelligence (AI), have radically changed the legal landscape, and will continue to impact law at an accelerated pace. These developments have led to the creation of a new industry, Legal Tech (LT), which aims at creating technological applications specifically tailored for law and the legal market. LT includes a broad range of applications: some of the most prominent and recurrent examples include automation in the drafting of contracts, "mining" case-law, or the creation of smart dispute resolution systems not requiring human intervention. As a result, operations that were previously unthinkable, or that would demand an enormous amount of human resources, can now be readily done through numerous legal services available to lawyers, other professionals, and consumers. The rise of LT has brought about various responses, from those who advocate the innovating potential of LT to legal traditionalists that consider the replacement of human resources by technology to be highly disruptive. In addition, there are those who advocate for a level-headed distinction between "hype" and reality. Nonetheless, it would be short sighted not to see that the advancement of LT is going to have a profound impact on the legal sector, similar in degree as industrialisation had on manufacturing"-- Provided by publisher The technology and application of artificial intelligence (AI) throughout society continues to grow at unprecedented rates, which raises numerous legal questions that to date have been largely unexamined. Although AI now plays a role in almost all areas of society, the need for a better understanding of its impact, from legal and ethical perspectives, is pressing, and regulatory proposals are urgently needed. This book responds to these needs, identifying the issues raised by AI and providing practical recommendations for regulatory, technical, and theoretical frameworks aimed at making AI compatible with existing legal rules, principles, and democratic values. An international roster of authors including professors of specialized areas of law, technologists, and practitioners bring their expertise to the interdisciplinary nature of AI. The most comprehensive and systematic study of the impact of AI on private law, this volume uses an interdisciplinary and comparative approaches. It is timely, as various organizations and nations are drafting regulations, guidelines, and principles to address the use of AI in a wide range of areas.