After 5 wonderful years, I'm stepping down from my role as founding editor-in-chief of the Law, Ethics and Policy of #AI Blog (which found a new home @digisoc.bsky.social, so stay tuned: www.kuleuven.be/digisoc/blog) Warm thanks again to all past authors & best of luck to the fantastic new team!

Delighted that my #book, Algorithmic Rule by Law, has been selected as a finalist of the 2026 @icon-s.bsky.social Book Prize. It's available in OA (or a paperback/hardcopy can be acquired) @universitypress.cambridge.org: www.cambridge.org/core/books/a... Congrats to all the other finalists too!

#ArtificialIntelligence in the Judiciary: A Threat to the Rule of Law? In this chapter, the author focuses on the effects of judicial AI on the rule of law. Author: Nathalie A. Smuha Read More: spkl.io/63328AIpkm#ArtificialIntelligence@nathaliesmuha.bsky.social

Very excited to be moderating a conversation with @karenhao.bsky.social tonight, who'll present her book #Empire of #AI at the University of Toronto, hosted by the @torontosri.bsky.social. More info on the event here: srinstitute.utoronto.ca/events-archi... Highly recommend the book!

New preprint on the use of #AI in the #judiciary: can this be reconciled with the #ruleoflaw? I identify several concerns & argue for caution to avoid that 'access to justice' turns into mere 'access to judgments', regardless of their merits. Link: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

We are proud to launch the Booklet of our Symposium on #AI and #Democracy! This publication gathers all the original Symposium contributions, as well as the editors’ reflection on the implications AI poses for democracy. You can access the Booklet here: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...

Proud to launch our Symposium Booklet on #AI and #Democracy! It gathers eight original & insightful contributions on this important theme. Many thanks to all the authors & esp. to my co-editors @victoriahendrickx.bsky.social & @jannepetroons.bsky.social. Link: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...

The final contribution to our Symposium on #AI and #Democracy is now live! In his post, Prince Sarpong reflects on #AI's lack of a public mandate, from its unauthorised use of cognitive resources, to gaps in oversight and accountability. Read it here: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...

New post in the Symposium on #AI and #Democracy! Neha Bhat analyses how #refugees became highly data-visible, yet even more politically marginalised through algorithmic governance & digital infrastructures in the humanitarian context. Full piece here: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...

How can #BigTech be resisted in the age of AI, so as to reclaim democratic imagination and better protect #collectiverights? In this contribution of the Symposium on #AI & #Democracy, @carineroos.bsky.social Read it here: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...

What is Algorithmic Rule by Law? In a new short piece, published in the European Data Protection Law Review, I explain why the #RuleOfLaw is under threat, how #government use of #AI is already contributing to this, and what should be done. Read it here: edpl.lexxion.eu/article/EDPL...

In this contribution to the Symposium on #AI & #Democracy, Oriane Peter examines and compares the democratic #perceptions of AI systems. Read here how #Apertus, a Swiss system, understands democracy - and why AI systems' views on democracy matter: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...

New contribution to the Symposium on #AI & #Democracy! Lindsay Gross explores how brain-computer interfaces #BCI challenge democratic governance by threatening citizens’ autonomy and their rights of privacy, self-determination & consent. Read it here: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...

Good news! My book #AlgorithmicRuleByLaw, dealing with #government use of #AI and its impact on the rule of law, is now available in paperback: cambridge.org/us/universit... There's 20% discount with code 'LTSCLAW26'. The book is also available digitally for free: www.cambridge.org/core/books/a...

The third contribution to the Symposium on #AI & #Democracy is now live! In his post, Marco Germanò examines how #AI-generated video is reshaping the evidentiary base of democracy with a focus on its epistemic and accountability dimensions. Read it here: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...

The second contribution to the Symposium on #AI & #Democracy is now live! In her post, Emma Semaan explores how #agenticAI can impact information infrastructures and democracy itself, by modulating #politicaldiscourse. Read it here & stay tuned for more: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...

Last year, we launched a call for a Symposium on #AI and #Democracy. We’re excited to start sharing its outcomes! To kick us off, Annemarie Balvert examines how #AI can(not) support the democratic right of #access to gov #information. Read the post here: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...

I wrote a blogpost about the use of Generative #AI in #education and how it might adversly affect #democracy in three ways: cognitively, socially and politically. You can read it on the @icon-s.bsky.social Blog: www.iconnectblog.com/the-broader-... Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!

The Law, Ethics & Policy of AI Blog is back! In a new post, Arina Shah @hollisargeant.bsky.social @mackenziej.bsky.social Adrian Weller&Umang Bhatt explain how #uncertainty in #AI can lead to discrimination and why selective friction may better than abstention 🔗 www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...

Check out our blog on uncertainty, discrimination, and AI!

Happy to announce that I'm taking up a new position as Assistant Professor of Law, #AI & Technology at UofT Faculty of Law: www.law.utoronto.ca/news/u-t-law... I'm very grateful to all those who made my time at KU Leuven so enriching & look forward to this new adventure. If you're in 🇨🇦, reach out!

This week we wrapped up the 5th & last edition of the KU Leuven Summer School on the Law, Ethics & Policy of #AI🎓 I'm so grateful to have met so many wonderful people across disciplines & countries, and I learned so much. What a beautiful community this has become❤️ Thank you to all contributors!

Thank you to the 300+ people who joined the 5th anniversary celebration of our #AI Summer School! Besides gathering international speakers, the head of the #EU AI Office & our alumni, we also marked this milestone in style during a gala reception & dinner🥂 Thanks for being part of our community❤️

Had a great time today teaching on law enforcement and #AI at the 5th AI summer school at KULeuven organised by @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social! Also fantastic questions by the participants!

A warm welcome for all our participants to the 5th edition of the KU Leuven #SummerSchool on the Law, Ethics and Policy of #AI! 10 days. 35 nationalities. 65 participants. 45 lecturers. And lots of fascinating topics… Here we go🎒😊 More info about the AI Summer School: lnkd.in/euH3NWh

Wonderful to see so many happy faces during our @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social online Alumni Networking event - for the 4th year in a row🎉 Thanks to all our fantastic participants! We love the AI Summer School Community🥰 See you again soon!

We just kicked off the 5th edition of the KU Leuven #SummerSchool on the Law, Ethics and Policy of #AI! 10 days. 35 nationalities. 65 participants. 45 lecturers. And lots of fascinating topics… Here we go @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social 🎒😊 More about the course: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...

What can we learn from algorithmic scandals in digital welfare states? In this blogpost, @maartenbouwmeester.bsky.social discusses the constitutional reforms following the #AI-related childcare benefit scandal in the Netherlands. Read it here: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc....

I’m truly honored give a keynote speech at the @facct.bsky.social conference this year in Athens, on Tue 24 June. My talk will focus on the lessons we can learn from emerging AI laws, and the road and challenges ahead. Looking forward to seeing you there! Schedule: programs.sigchi.org/facct/2025

📢Event alert: Join us on 4 July for our event '#AI governance in Europe and Globally' @KU Leuven or online. We'll have a session with international scholars from Africa, Latam, China & US, and a keynote by Lucilla Sioli (EU AI Office). Info & Register: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...

Mexico just elected 2600 #judges by popular vote to 'democratize' the judiciary (with a 13% participation rate). Jorge Gaxiola (NYU) just published a critical analysis of this 'historical' election & what it means for the judiciary's legitimacy - worth the read ⬇️ verfassungsblog.de/a-tarnished-...

#GenAI is reshaping higher #education – from teaching and learning to research. In a new post, alumna Nayyara Rahman explores its impact, especially in Global Majority countries, and raises the question what role it should play in future classrooms. 🔗 www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...

At a #CPDP2025 panel that is asking the question we have been asking ourselves at the @eui-eu.bsky.social: How will genAI adoption affect academic knowledge generation processes? Writing is thinking! says @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social @cpdpconferences.bsky.social

Are you coming to #CPDP? I’ll be discussing Algorithmic Rule By Law at the #BookClub on 21/05 2.15 pm, w Aurelia Tamo-Larrieux, @fdechesne.bsky.social, @kollnig.net - join us! On 22/05 10:30 am, come join the panel on #GenAI in Academia, w Tal Zarsky, Eldar Haber, Paula Cipierre & Courtney Bowman.

Algorithmic Rule By Law: How Algorithmic Regulation in the Public Sector Erodes the Rule of Law With @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social, Aurelia Tamo-Larrieux, @fdechesne.bsky.social, @kollnig.net More information: cpdp.be/89070 #CPDP.ai #CPDP2025 #TheWorldisWatching #BookSession

Very excited to be presenting my book #AlgorithmicRulebyLaw today @tilburg-university.bsky.social - especially since so many TILT researchers helped inspire this book through their own work! We'll discuss public sector #AI & its impact on the rule of law: www.tilburguniversity.edu/about/school...

Non-consensual intimate and sexually explicit deep fakes are among the most common uses of #deepfake tech – yet, the #AIAct says little on the issue. In a new post, @noemiekrack.bsky.social examines how the Commission's Guidelines on prohibited #AI could help. 🔗 www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...

I was honored to present a draft paper on the International Law of #AI in Washington DC, at the Vagts Roundtable @asilorg.bsky.social. I explored whether this can already be called a new legal field & why it matters. Recording available: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV6W... Many thanks for the invite!

It was a pleasure to present my book #AlgorithmicRuleByLaw at #HarvardLawSchool. The talk was hosted by the Harvard European Law Association & Law AI Association, and moderated by Slavina Ancheva. Many thanks for the invite & esp. to Florence Seghers for organizing! hls.harvard.edu/events/natal...

Stoked & grateful to read such a positive review of 'Algorithmic Rule by Law' in the Review of European Administrative Law by Ola Al Khatib. Read it here: uitgeverijparis.nl/nl/reader/20... Find the book on CUP's website, with 20% discount when using code SMUHA24: cambridge.org/core/books/a...

Call for contributions: Two more weeks to #submit your #essay - on a theme related to the law, ethics & policy of #AI - to the competition we organize to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social. Deadline: 14 April 2025 All info here: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...

It was a huge pleasure to present my #book at @ceps.eu last week. We had a great in-depth discussion, much thanks to Nele Roekens, Sue Anne Teo & Paula Gürtler - and a fantastic audience! Key take-away: We all have a role and duty to counter #AlgorithmicRuleByLaw & protect the rule of law.

The scope of the #GDPR right to an explanation has been widely debated in recent years. In a new post, @ljubisametikos.bsky.social clarifies to what extent the CJEU ruling in Dun & Bradstreet strengthens individuals’ ability to contest #AI-based decisions. 🔗 www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...

Join us for a discussion on the Ethics of #GenerativeAI in Research and its societal implications! The event takes place tomorrow, Tuesday 25/03, 12:00-14:00 (with a sandwich lunch) at KU Leuven Heverlee campus. Info: www.kuleuven.be/ethics-kuleu... Registration: www.kuleuven.be/ethics-kuleu...

In het debat over #AI neemt #ethiek een steeds centralere rol in. Lees opnieuw het essay 'Vijf(tig) tinten AI-ethiek' van @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social, waarin ze onder andere inzichten van @coeckelbergh.bsky.social bespreekt. 🔗 tijdschriftkarakter.be/vijftig-tint... #archief

It’s almost #AIWeek in Belgium! Schedule & registration: bosa.d8.pr.belgium.be/en/events/eu... I’ll speak: - 17 March in person at BOSA: on “Innovation vs Regulation?” - 18 March online + 21 March in person @ceps.eu: on #AI, public services, democracy & algorithmic rule by law See you there!

The last day of Hilary Term @ox.ac.uk also marks my last as Visiting Fellow at the Institute for Ethics in #AI, which I highly recommend. The call for Fellows reopens late Fall: www.oxford-aiethics.ox.ac.uk Special thanks John Tasioulas & Caroline Green, and kudos on creating this unique community.

⚖️🤖 As authorities rely more on algorithmic systems, concerns grow over their impact on democracy & rule of law. At CEPS discusses, @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social presents Algorithmic Rule By Law, exploring risks, challenges & safeguards. Register here 👉 www.ceps.eu/ceps-events/...

Very grateful for the invite to present my book Algorithmic Rule by Law at Birmingham Law School last week, hosted by #KarenYeung & #AaronCeross. Besides the great discussion, it was lovely to see Karen again who has been an amazing mentor ever since I met her at the High-Level Expert Group on #AI.

Model deletion is increasingly being considered as an enforcement action for law infringements in the context of #AI models. Alumni Neha, @maeva-elbouchikhi.bsky.social, Joy & Sakina explore the legal, regulatory & societal implications of such a sanction. 🔗 www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...