The KU Leuven is organising a Summer School on the Law, Ethics & Policy of Artificial Intelligence (AI) between 28 June and 3 July 2021. To keep informed about the registration and receive further information, visit the site. 

Website: https://www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-school/

The Summer School aims to offer a comprehensive overview of the various legal, ethical and policy-related issues around AI and algorithm-driven processes more broadly. As these technologies have a growing impact on all domains of our lives, it becomes increasingly important to map, understand and assess the challenges and opportunities they raise. This requires an interdisciplinary approach, which is why we are collaborating across faculties and departments to organise this Summer School. The programme's goal is to offer participants the latest insights on AI from various perspectives, and in particular the fields of law, ethics and policy. 

The lectures will be provided by renowned academics, policy-makers from EU and international institutions and practitioners, allowing participants to grasp not only the theoretical but also the practical implications of the use of AI in these fields. 

The Summer School’s primary intended audience concerns post-graduate students and researchers from various disciplines, but the programme is also open to policy analysts, lawyers and legal experts, civil servants, members of civil society organisations, AI practitioners, and other professionals with an interest in broadening their understanding of AI and its impact on society. 

Participants will receive a certificate of attendance with the equivalence of 2 ECTS credits. Those interested will also have an opportunity to share their research with fellow participants through a poster/research presentation session. 

While we are hopeful that the Summer School can take place on campus at the premises of the KU Leuven Faculty of Law, we are also preparing for an online alternative should the developments regarding the COVID-19 pandemic deteriorate.

We hope you will join us and look forward to welcoming you to Leuven this summer!

Programme 

The Summer School will cover a range of topics that will enable participants to gain a better grasp of the various legal, ethical and policy-making implications of the development and use of AI in society.

Most lectures will focus on horizontal domains of interest, covering subjects such as:

• Philosophy & Ethics of AI
• AI and Human Rights
• AI and Data Protection Law
• AI and Competition Law
• AI and Intellectual Property Law
• AI and Business & Consumer Law
• AI and Liability Law
• AI and Labour Law
• AI Standardisation and Certification
• The European Commission's proposals for an AI Regulation, the Digital Services Act & the Digital Markets Act
• AI governance and the role of European & International institutions

Though Artificial Intelligence is a general purpose technology, some of its legal, ethical and policy-related implications are context- or sector-specific. Therefore, the Summer School also aims to explore several vertical domains. These will cover inter alia:

• AI in Law Enforcement
• AI in Military applications
• AI in Healthcare
• AI in Public Services
• AI in Education
• AI in Finance
• AI in Law and legal informatics

Source: Francesca Foffano