ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE LAW

LAW5AIL

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject, students will examine the legal, ethical and regulatory issues unique to new and emerging technologies that incorporate artificial intelligence, such as internet governance, compliance by design, and the overlap of artificial intelligence and intellectual property law. Students will also be encouraged to discover and develop the skill set necessary to critically analyse the potential for civil and/or criminal liability relating to emerging technologies.

School: La Trobe Law School (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Mira Stammers

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Must be enrolled in LMJD or LML or LMLGBL or LMCL or LMLAW or LMLE or have permission of the Law School Director of Postgraduate (Coursework) Programs

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

A range of resource materials though the LMS

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Various

Year: N/A

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: Various

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Critically examine current opportunities and risks posed by new and emerging technologies.
02. Develop and articulate expert knowledge of the legal, business, ethical and technology issues unique to artificial intelligence and emerging technologies
03. Effectively and astutely communicate with non-specialist audiences complex knowledge, skills and ideas relating to artificial intelligence, emerging technologies and law.
04. Critically reflect on a range of approaches taken in a given fact situation to protect a clients new AI venture.

City Campus, 2020, Semester 2, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Mira Stammers

Class requirements

Lecture/SeminarWeek: 31 - 43
One 4.00 hours lecture/seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Online Class Exercises (1000 words equivalence)

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO1, SILO2, SILO4

Problem Solving Assignment (1500 words equivalence)

N/AN/AN/ANo30SILO1, SILO2, SILO3

Take-home examination (3000 words equivalence)

N/AN/AN/ANo50SILO1, SILO2, SILO4