Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.

Woodrow Barfield and Ugo Pagallo present a succinct introduction to the legal issues related to the design and use of artificial intelligence (AI). Exploring human rights, constitutional law, data protection, criminal law, tort law, and intellectual property law, they consider the laws of a number of jurisdictions including the US, the European Union, Japan, and China, making reference to case law and statutes.

Key features include:

• a critical insight into human rights and constitutional law issues which may be affected by the use of AI
• discussion of the concept of legal personhood and how the law might respond as AI evolves in intelligence
• an introduction to current laws and statutes which apply to AI and an identification of the areas where future challenges to the law may arise.

This Advanced Introduction is ideal for law and social science students with an interest in how the law applies to AI. It also provides a useful entry point for legal practitioners seeking an understanding of this emerging field.

About the Author
Woodrow Barfield has served as professor of engineering and is currently editor of the Virtual Reality journal and is a review editor for Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Ugo Pagallo, Professor, Department of Law, University of Turin, Italy

Reviews
'Barfield and Pagallo's book offers a great overview on the most discussed and practically relevant legal discussions about AI. The authors portray the currently applicable laws and the relevant decisions comprehensibly for law students and non-lawyers. The references throughout the book as well as a list of additional topics will assist readers who would like to expand their knowledge. They present an overview and offer law students several carefully chosen gateways through which readers may explore the vast and steadily growing literature in the field. If you are looking for a concise book on the manifold issues of artificial intelligence and law, Barfield and Pagallo's Advanced Introduction to Law and Artificial Intelligence is a great starting point.' -- Carolin Kemper, Prometheus
'Edward Elgar has hit the nail on the head by choosing this particular topic to publish in its Edward Elgar Advanced Introduction Series. It is a much need book at this time when the hype about Artificial Intelligence (AI) is at a crescendo level.' -- Sally Ramage, Criminal Lawyer
'This book provides an authoritative introduction into the specific legal topics covered, and a springboard into further research, and will prove a useful resource for its intended audience.' -- Stephanie Falconer, Law in Context
'A much needed comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the law of AI, a must read for all ICT lawyers!'
--Giovanni Sartor, University of Bologna and European University Institute, Italy



Book Information
ISBN 9781789905144
Author Woodrow Barfield
Format Paperback
Page Count 208
Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd