New Legal Thinking for Emerging Technologies

New Legal Thinking for Emerging Technologies is an important initiative at the Centre for AI and Digital Ethics. The program aims to work with Lawyers, Legal Professionals, Policy Makers and Technologists to understand the challenges and strengths of the law when confronting technological change and innovation.

CAIDE is undertaking work with Lawyers in Australia to understand the challenges lawyers are facing in addressing AI, Cyber and Critical Technology under the Ninian Stephen Law Program: New Legal Thinking for Emerging Technologies, funded by the Menzies Foundation. Under this project, CAIDE is interviewing in-house legal counsel to understand how and when they interact with technology in their work, and the legal advice they provide. This research will be used to design courses and teaching resources to build their legal skills and approaches to the challenges of technology.

From the Ninian Stephen Law Program CAIDE expanded the work into the Asia-Pacific and is currently working with the Ministry of Justice in Viet Nam on the Building Resilient Legal Advice for Cyber and Critical Technologies project, funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.