Regulation of artificial intelligence – Viadrina Professor Philipp Hacker founds international research network

29 November 2023

Viadrina Professor of Law and Ethics of the Digital Society, Prof. Dr. Philipp Hacker, is one of the founding members of a new consortium on the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI). The "International Expert Consortium on the Regulation, Economics, and Computer Science of AI (RECSAI)" brings together international experts from Europe, the USA, South Africa, Brazil and Australia, among others, with the aim of examining and evaluating the technical and legal implications of artificial intelligence from an interdisciplinary perspective. Prof. Dr. Philipp Hacker is leading the project together with Prof. Dr. Sarah Hammer from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. The project receives funding from the Dieter Schwarz Foundation.

The core objective of RECSAI is to strengthen the international AI research network, particularly with regard to the legal and economic implications. The committee will also provide science-based recommendations for policymakers and international organizations. An international conference series is also planned, including events during the World Economic Forum in Davos in January 2024, the United Nations AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva in May 2024 and at the Brookings Institution in Washington D.C. in September 2024.

Prof. Dr. Philipp Hacker, who has held a professorship at the European New School of Digital Studies (ENS) at Viadrina since 2020, says on the occasion of the foundation: "I am very happy that the Dieter Schwarz Foundation enables us to discuss and research the most pressing social issues in the field of AI with a top-class group of experts from all continents in the coming years. Topics such as non-discrimination, sustainability and national security, but also the effective application of AI and compensating for the shortage of skilled workers are at the heart of our efforts. I look forward to the collaboration and the insights we will develop together."

The network will be officially presented as part of Prof. Dr. Philipp Hacker's inaugural lecture on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, at 6 p.m. in the Logensaal of the Viadrina, Logenstraße 11, in Frankfurt (Oder). The English-language event is open to the public and registration is requested.

Further information on RECSAI: www.recsai.org

About:

Philipp Hacker is a legal scholar and holds the Chair of Law and Ethics of the Digital Society at the European New School of Digital Studies (ENS) at the European University Viadrina. His research focuses on EU data protection law, in particular the General Data Protection Regulation, and other areas of EU and national private law in connection with new technologies. His current focus is on the regulation of digital technologies, in particular artificial intelligence. In this context, he advises national and international institutions such as the German Bundestag and the European Parliament.

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