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New season: Technology & Privacy Law Around the World - starts 10 December 2024 Join host Mauricio Figueroa and guests on a tour of tech law from across the globe. The first episode looks at the evolving use of 'robot judges' in several jurisdictions. In the New Year further episodes will discuss the latest developments in India, Southeast Asia, South America, North America, Africa and Europe. Catch Up You can also follow us here for other occasional podcasts as they are released or catch up with content from SCL's online archives. The Society for Computers and Law (SCL) www.scl.org is a registered educational charity and was established in 1973 to promote the use and understanding of information technology in the context of the law. SCL’s mission is to inform and educate legal and technology professionals, academics and students and the wider audience on the impact of tech on law and legal practice through the promotion of best practice, thought leadership, and the fostering of a global tech law community. Our President is Professor Richard Susskind OBE FRSE.

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Technology & Privacy Laws Around The World: Inferential AI

Much of the current conversation about generative AI centres on what these models output and what users see and engage with. But the less visible side of machine learning echoes an older and unresolved debate that deserves renewed attention. From credit scoring to software that scans our emotions, to old standbys like facial recognition, these systems matter just as much. In this episode, the SCL host Mauricio Figueroa sits down with Alexis Ingber and Becca Owens, whose research examines thes...

39 MIN

Technology & Privacy Laws Around The WorldL The GDPR: toward its first decade

The GDPR was enacted in 2016 and became applicable in 2018. As it approaches a decade since its application, it has become one of the defining instruments of technology law worldwide. Yet the questions facing data protection have continued to evolve, perhaps most notably with the rise of AI. In this episode, host Mauricio Figueroa sits down with legal academic and author Jiahong Chen, and data protection consultant, James Robson, to explore the GDPR’s continuing evolution and some of the ques...

60 MIN

Technology & Privacy Laws Around The World - Episode 10: Law and Innovation in Asia

In this episode, our host Mauricio Figueroa travels to Singapore to sit down with Professor Irene Calboli, founder of the IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia (IPIRA) Network. Their conversation ranges widely: from the evolving landscape of legal scholarship and practice across Asia, to the way IPIRA’s annual conference brings together a diversity of voices from around the world. They also explore a noticeable rise in academic submissions, including the growing presence of AI-assisted rese...

49 MIN

Technology & Privacy Laws Around The World - Episode 9: AI and Copyright wars

Every time you click “generate” on a generative tool, a battle materialises: on one side, copyright holders; on the other, AI companies using that content to train their models. In this episode, we’re unpacking the AI copyright wars: how we got here, why everyone’s suddenly suing each other, and what it all means for creativity, jobs, and corporate responsibility. Host Mauricio Figueroa is joined by a litigator, a legal educator, and an in-house lawyer to explore these issues from different a...

56 MIN

Delay Analysis in Iterative IT Delivery

Projects are not always delivered on time. Delay can give rise to disputes. There are accepted methods developed in the construction industry that are frequently deployed in relation to disputed IT delay, but changes in approach to technology projects to favour iterative delivery over traditional waterfall projects render construction delay methods increasingly inappropriate. David Chaplin and William Hooper examine current delay methods, their pre-requisites and what has changed to cause dif...

67 MIN