AI – Legal and Ethical Considerations

Jeremy Tan

Director, CMS Holborn Asia

What is AI?

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AI is the science and engineering of making intelligent machines, especially intelligent computer programs.

Alan Turing

AI is when I come into work and I am surprised about what it has done.

Engineer from one of the world’s biggest technology companies

What is AI?

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Data AlgorithmArtificial

Intelligence

Regulating AI - Ethics

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Regulating AI - Ethics

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Ethical AI

Fairness / Avoid Bias

Accountability

Transparency

Socially Beneficial /

Human Centered

Safety / Do No Harm

Force for Good

Regulating AI – Legal Issues

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Legal Issues

Liability

Privacy

Intellectual Property

Data Ownership

Cyber-security

Regulatory

Liability

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Regulating Artificial Intelligence Systems: Risks, Challenges, Competencies, and Strategies, Harvard Journal of Law & Technology, Vol. 29, No. 2, Spring 2016, Matthew U. Scherer

Privacy

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Intellectual Property / Data Ownership

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Who owns IP generated by AI? Who owns the data?

Cyber- security

More data = Bigger target

Regulatory

Cyber-security

Laws

Data Protection

Laws

Intellectual Property

Laws

Sector Specific

Regulations ?

Managing AI – Key Considerations

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•Who, where, what?

•How, how much?

•Right to use?

•Adequate security?

•Sufficient records?

• Full disclosure?

Data

• License or ownership?

• Intellectual property?

•Risk and impact assessment?

•Repeatability, traceability?

•Detecting bias?

•Periodic review?

Algorithm

Questions

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Your CMS Contact:

Q&A

Jeremy Tan

Director, CMS Holborn Asia T +65 9730 1190E jeremy.tan@holbornlaw.sg