LAW-2998 Artificial Intelligence and the Law
This course will explore how the law and artificial intelligence (AI) interact. It will survey the role existing and proposed laws do, will, and should play in the creation and use of AI. To ground this exploration, students will gain a deep functional understanding of AI, focusing on the broadest possible meaning of the term—going beyond the use of "AI" as a moniker for "shiny new tech." They will build and work with their own AI tools while engaging with relevant cases, legislation, and regulations. There is NO expectation of prior technical or course experience. The class will touch upon issues including, but not limited to, ethical obligations as well as IP, consumer protection, anti-trust, labor, trust, criminal and constitutional law. Upon completion of this course, students should have developed an understanding of the legal and technical landscapes surrounding AI sufficient for them to form considered opinions on open questions of law and AI.