‘Law Commissions publish proposals on the regulation of highly automated vehicles that operate without a driver (or “user-in-charge”).’
Law Commission, 16th October 2019
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
‘Driverless cars could be halted by leaves, seagulls or the “wrong sort of snow”, causing gridlock in cities, the Law Commission has warned.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th October 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Artificial intelligence could be used to help catch paedophiles operating on the dark web, the Home Office has announced.’
The Guardian, 17th September 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Achieving buy-in for technology regulation from everyone involved in lawtech – from developers to users – is crucial to it working well, a new analysis has suggested.’
Legal Futures, 8th July 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A year-long study of the use of computer algorithms in the criminal justice system has recommended creating a national register to bring openness, expose built-in biases, and ensure public trust.’
Legal Futures, 5th June 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘On a two-day visit to Germany, the Chancellor of the High Court, Sir Geoffrey Vos, met with judges, lawyers and officials in Bavaria and Berlin to discuss Lawtech and the work of the Business and Property Courts. He spoke at the Palace of Justice in Munich on the position of English law and UK jurisdiction after Brexit to an audience of 120 judges, lawyers and business people, all members of the British Chamber of Commerce in Germany and the Munich Juridical Society.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 21st May 2019
‘Black and minority ethnic people in the UK could be falsely identified and questioned as police have not tested facial recognition systems on enough non-white faces, say campaigners.’
BBC News, 13th May 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Machine learning algorithms increasingly regulate our lives making decisions about us in finance, education, employment and justice. Ultimately, it will become pervasive in most, if not all aspects of decision making in the foreseeable future. But what is a machine learning algorithm? How does it decide? What rights do data subjects have? This article aims to answer all three of these questions.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 10th May 2019
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Facial recognition technology has misidentified members of the public as potential criminals in 96 per cent of scans so far in London, new figures reveal.’
The Independent, 7th May 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Eager to be ahead of the curve, universities have started to offer specialist modules. Should lawyers believe the hype?’
The Guardian, 12th April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Artificial intelligence (AI) software poses risks to society including tracking and identifying individuals, ‘scoring’ people without their knowledge, and powering lethal autonomous weapons systems, an influential EU group has warned.’
Legal Futures, 11th April 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Artificial intelligence is making an impact in real-world situations, from agritech to music composition, and healthcare data analysis to customer service. As the technology expands, this is an important moment for establishing a competitive advantage.’
Technology Law Update, 25th March 2019
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
‘Computers using artificial intelligence (AI) could be given separate legal personalities enabling them to own property, a Supreme Court justice has suggested.’
Legal Futures, 19th March 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Lawyers are wrong to think that there are tasks beyond technology that only they can carry out, Professor Richard Susskind has warned.’
Legal Futures, 20th March 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett of Maldon, has set up an advisory body to inform the judiciary about developments in artificial intelligence (AI).’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th March 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘To make sure the Judiciary of England and Wales is fully informed about developments in artificial intelligence (AI), the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett of Maldon, has set up a new advisory body.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 4th March 2019
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘A report on global access to legal services has identified established legal professions led by lawyers as a block to progress and urged them to step aside in favour of non-lawyer leaders who can be relied on to bring in necessary reforms without self-interest.’
Legal Futures, 8th February 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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