This open access book presents an interdisciplinary multi-authored edited collection of
chapters on Artificial Intelligence ('AI') and the Law. AI technology has come to play a
central role in the modern data economy. Through a combination of increased computing power
the growing availability of data and the advancement of algorithms AI has now become an
umbrella term for some of the most transformational technological breakthroughs of this age.
The importance of AI stems from both the opportunities that it offers and the challenges that
it entails. While AI applications hold the promise of economic growth and efficiency gains
they also create significant risks and uncertainty. The potential and perils of AI have thus
come to dominate modern discussions of technology and ethics - and although AI was initially
allowed to largely develop without guidelines or rules few would deny that the law is set to
play a fundamental role in shaping the future of AI.As thedebate over AI is far from over the
need for rigorous analysis has never been greater. This book thus brings together contributors
from different fields and backgrounds to explore how the law might provide answers to some of
the most pressing questions raised by AI. An outcome of the Católica Research Centre for the
Future of Law and its interdisciplinary working group on Law and Artificial Intelligence it
includes contributions by leading scholars in the fields of technology ethics and the law.
