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Law, Ethics & Policy of AI - Blog & Summer School @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Big news🎉The Law, Ethics & Policy of AI Blog is moving to @digisoc.bsky.social! Huge thanks to @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social for her incredible work as founding editor-in-chief. We warmly welcome @biekezaman.bsky.social to the team! ✨Stay tuned for our next blogposts at kuleuven.be/digisoc/blog

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Law, Ethics & Policy of AI - Blog & Summer School @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

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...

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Law, Ethics & Policy of AI - Blog & Summer School @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

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...

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Law, Ethics & Policy of AI - Blog & Summer School @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

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...

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Law, Ethics & Policy of AI - Blog & Summer School @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

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...

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Law, Ethics & Policy of AI - Blog & Summer School @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

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...

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Law, Ethics & Policy of AI - Blog & Summer School @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

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...

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Law, Ethics & Policy of AI - Blog & Summer School @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

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...

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Law, Ethics & Policy of AI - Blog & Summer School @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

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...

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Law, Ethics & Policy of AI - Blog & Summer School @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

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...

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Law, Ethics & Policy of AI - Blog & Summer School @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

#AI systems can generate significant #societal harms, yet meaningful participation & redress remain limited. In this blogpost, Vladimir Apraxine critiques the #AIAct’s approach and argues for a new procedural right to access to #justice in AI governance: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...

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Law, Ethics & Policy of AI - Blog & Summer School @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Algorithmic decision-making (#ADM) in #government is often promoted as a harmonising policy tool. In a new post, @jannepetroons.bsky.social challenges this instrumentalist view & argues for a socio-constructivist lens that recognises ADM's social dimensions. 🔗 www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...

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Law, Ethics & Policy of AI - Blog & Summer School @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Under the #AIAct, AI #sandboxes promise safe, responsible innovation, yet design & implementation challenges remain. In a new post, alumni Øystein, Alicja, Edoardo, Aina & Abdullah analyse their potential and examine how regulators could address some concerns. 🔗 www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...

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Mackenzie Jorgensen, PhD @mackenziej.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

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

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Law, Ethics & Policy of AI - Blog & Summer School @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

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...

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Law, Ethics & Policy of AI - Blog & Summer School @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Call for contributions✍️ We are launching a Symposium on #AI & #Democracy on the @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social, Ethics and Policy of AI Blog! We welcome submissions on this theme across disciplines. Deadline: 10 October 2025 All Info: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc... We hope to read you!

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Mackenzie Jorgensen, PhD @mackenziej.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

At the @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social alumni events, I provided an application and ethical pov on a video AI panel. I also presented my postdoc research on uncertainty in AI-decision-making & the risks of discrimination. I’m so inspired by the AISS community and thankful for the organizers! 👏🏻

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Law, Ethics & Policy of AI - Blog & Summer School @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

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 & alumni, we also marked this milestone in style during a gala event🥂 Thanks for being part of our community❤️

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Law, Ethics & Policy of AI - Blog & Summer School @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

🏆 We have a winner! 🏆 We're delighted to share that Rodrigo Belle Gubbins won the @KU_Leuven Essay Competition on the Law, Ethics & Policy of #AI! He stood out with a literary work that explores the ethical boundaries & governance of AI. Read it here: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...

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Law, Ethics & Policy of AI - Blog & Summer School @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

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!

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Law, Ethics & Policy of AI - Blog & Summer School @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

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

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Law, Ethics & Policy of AI - Blog & Summer School @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

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....

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Law, Ethics & Policy of AI - Blog & Summer School @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

📢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...

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Law, Ethics & Policy of AI - Blog & Summer School @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

#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...

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Law, Ethics & Policy of AI - Blog & Summer School @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

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...

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Nathalie A. Smuha @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

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...

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Law, Ethics & Policy of AI - Blog & Summer School @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

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...

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Law, Ethics & Policy of AI - Blog & Summer School @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

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...

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Law, Ethics & Policy of AI - Blog & Summer School @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Only 2 weeks left to apply to the #AISummerSchool! All info here: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...

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Law, Ethics & Policy of AI - Blog & Summer School @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

What is the #environmental cost of #AI? In this blogpost, @sgarsia.bsky.social argues that the combination of a #digitaleconomy and #climate-neutrality might not be as compatible as expected, despite the EU's twin ambition. Read about it here: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...

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Law, Ethics & Policy of AI - Blog & Summer School @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

📣 Applications for the KU Leuven #SummerSchool on the Law, Ethics & Policy of #AI are now open! The deadline to apply is 17 March, midnight CET. All information about the application process can be found here: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc... We hope to see you in Leuven!

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Law, Ethics & Policy of AI - Blog & Summer School @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

To celebrate AI Summer School's anniversary, we launched an #essaycompetition on the Law, Ethics and Policy of #AI. 🏆The winner will receive €250, a certificate and a publication on the Blog. ⏰Deadline: 14 April 2025 📌Info: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc... We hope to read you!

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Law, Ethics & Policy of AI - Blog & Summer School @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

How well does the #AIAct allocate responsibilities along the #AI value chain? In a new post, our alumni Joanita, Cristina, Nathalie, Mathy, Prekshaa & Aleksandra critically examine the strengths & limitations of the Act's responsibility approach. Read it here: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...

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Law, Ethics & Policy of AI - Blog & Summer School @kul-ai-sschool.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

We are happy to announce the 5th edition of the KU Leuven #SummerSchool on the Law, Ethics & Policy of #AI, from 30 June to 9 July 2025! We'll make this jubileum edition a special one, so stay tuned😊 Apply from 10 Feb to 17 March! Info: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc... Hope you join us!

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