Center’s AI governance research featured by premier intergovernmental organization

In a blogpost last week, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) showcased work by ASU’s Center for Law, Science and Innovation (LSI) on soft-law governance of AI. The site OECD.AI published an article by Center Faculty Director, Prof. Gary Marchant, and Law Research Fellow, Dr. Carlos Gutierrez, entitled, “Soft law 2.0: Incorporating incentives […]

Allenby on The Emerging Cognitive Ecosystem

Unless you live under a rock, you know we’re living in a period of dramatic change: technological, political, social, economic, institutional, geopolitical and cultural systems are in turmoil.  More fundamentally, we are just beginning to realize that three thousand years of history have led to the emergence of a terraformed planet characterized by accelerating integration […]

Marchant to Talk on Legal Aspects of Genomics in Clinical Practice

Faculty Director Gary Marchant is scheduled to discuss the legal aspects of Genomics in Clinical Practice next month. The National University Health System is hosting the discussion on March 2, 2021 at 7:30 am in Singapore via zoom.  As the practice of medicine starts to increasingly integrate genetics in the practice, even as genetics transition […]

Governance of Emerging Technologies & Science (GETS) 2021

October 29 and 30, 2021 / ASU / Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law 111 E. Taylor St., Phoenix, AZ 85004 Submit Abstract The conference will consist of plenary and session presentations and discussions on regulatory, governance, legal, policy, social and ethical aspects of emerging technologies, including: national security nanotechnology quantum computing biotechnology genomics internet […]

Privacy Concerns Raised Over Law Enforcement’s Ring Doorbell Pilot Program

A pilot program in Jackson, Mississippi has raised concerns over expectations of privacy in America. The program would provide law enforcement with the ability to to follow up with images and video once a crime has been reported. The Center for Law, Science and Innovation Executive Center Director Josh Abbott sat down for an interview […]

REGISTER NOW: Artificial Intelligence Workshop October 9, 2020

The Center for Law Science and Innovation is hosting a workshop on Artificial Intelligence Soft Law funded by the Charles Koch Foundation to discuss the present state of existing soft law for AI.  Considered the most important technology of the twenty-first century, AI provides benefits for every industry sector. AI’s benefits include safer transportation, productive […]

Blockchain Speaker Series: Healthcare Applications

Providing healthcare services reliably and effectively requires a lot of information about patients. This especially so in the age of personalized medicine. Managing, sharing, and accessing medical records is a often a headache for healthcare providers. Blockchain technology may provide an answer. Hear from experts on the promise and challenges of incorporating blockchain in healthcare settings. […]

Marchant on Soft Law and Artificial Intelligence

Faculty Director Gary Marchant recently wrote on approaches to the governance of artificial intelligence (AI) for UCLA School of Law’s new AI Pulse project. Marchant’s article, “Soft Law” Governance of Artificial Intelligence, takes a look at calls for traditional governmental regulation of AI, and where such an approach is unsuitable for AI technology and development. Marchant instead proposes […]