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Hildebrandt on the disconnect between ‘upstream’ automation and legal protection against automated decision making
In a recent publication in the Journal of Things We Like (Lots) - JOTWELL, Mireille Hildebrandt reviews the article Is That Your Final Decision? Multi-stage Profiling, Selective Effects, and Article 22 of the GDPR by Reuben Binns and Michael Veale, where the authors discuss the arduous issues of the EU GDPR’s prohibition of impactful automated decisions.
... »Dushi publishes on human rights in the era of automated decision making and predictive technologies
Advances in Natural Language Processing and machine learning have made it possible to design predictive models that can be used to assist judicial proceedings. Such technologies transform the legal profession; guaranteeing that this does not disrupt the rule of law, access to justice, fair trial and contestability is a substantial challenge.
... »McBride appointed as UK expert to the Futures Committee of CCBE
Pauline McBride has been appointed as UK expert to the Futures Committee of The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE). The role of the committee is to examine the challenges to the European legal profession presented by a combination of increasing globalisation, advances in technology and the rise of the unregulated sector. The Committee also aims to promote legal innovation and support technological developments of the legal profession in accordance with its rules of professional conduct and core values.
... »Hildebrandt speaks on ‘Regulating AI by way of AI’ (29 March 2022)
The Yale Technology and Ethics group invites Mireille Hildebrandt to give a talk on Regulating AI by way of AI. Better law(s) or the end(s) of law?
... »Hildebrandt speaks on the politics of ambiguity and the issues of proxies (22 March 2022)
In her talk, Mireille Hildebrandt will argue that what matters is not computable. However, it can be made computable, and in different ways. This difference in turn matters, it makes a difference for those who will suffer or enjoy the consequences. To make things computable developers need proxies, as computing systems cannot deal with the ambiguity of the languages we live in. Decisions on disambiguation and the choice of proxies have far-reaching implications, There is a politics in these design decisions that requires our keen attention. This is where transparency and agonistic debate are pertinent.
... »Hildebrandt and Diver take part in the Rules as Code 2.0 Global Plenary (14 March 2022)
The Australasian Society for Computers and Law and the UNSW Allens Hub for technology, Law & Innovation is organising Rules as Code 2.0 - Global plenary for networking and co-designing solutions to RaC’s and society’s grand challenges.
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