LEVERAGING AI (LAW) FULLY

/ By Nathan-Ross Adams, LLB LLM, Associate, Michalsons /

Alright, lovely readers! Today, we’re chatting about our pal, Artificial Intelligence, or AI – because who can be bothered to say those long words all day?

Picture it: computers suggesting what to binge-watch next, navigating your car, or even lending doctors a hand in figuring out what’s up with your health.

Brilliant they are, but do they know how to play nice?

Imagine having a dog that's not just clever but genius-level. It brings your slippers, makes a cappuccino, and maybe even tells you when it’s about to rain. Fab, right?

But what if one day it fancies fetching the neighbour's slippers too? Oops. Now we're in a pickle, and not the cute, doggy-video kind. We’d all agree they’re clever, but do they know how to act properly?

Just like we’d teach our super-dog to keep its paws off others’ slippers, we must ensure AI keeps its circuits clean, too — especially legally.

AI’s a powerful tool, and in the hands of organisations and governments, it’s doing some truly heavy-duty work, like sussing out big data, foretelling trends, and making operations a breeze.

But here’s the tricky bit: It has to do so lawfully. We can't let AI get up to mischief just because it thinks it's onto something clever.

Steering AI without sticking to the rules is like trying to captain a ship without a compass on an enormous ocean. There might be treasure (or, for us, convenience and efficiency). Still, there’ll also be icebergs, storms, and maybe a few irate sea monsters (think privacy violations and ethical dilemmas) on the journey.

We can’t just tell our AI, “Be good!” It’s not about keeping it on a strict, regulatory leash but teaching it to behave itself—infusing values, ethics, and a good grasp of the law into its code.

To get there, organisations need a blueprint for leveraging AI (law)fully. That’s where the Michalsons Trustworthy AI comes in. In this age of numbers, data, and rather smart machines, our Trustworthy AI programme helps you shape a future where AI isn’t just a smart assistant but also a champion of lawfulness.

About the author:

Nathan-Ross focuses mainly on AI law from a corporate and contract perspective. His interests extend to:

• robotic process automation (RPA), robotics, drones

• IoT, data science, biometrics

• cloud computing, data privacy, cybersecurity

• fintech, blockchain technology, nanotechnology, neurotechnology

• digital precision medicine & space law