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Nathalie A. Smuha @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Earlier this week, I was invited to speak at CBC News re British Columbia's #lawsuit against #OpenAI in the Tumbler Ridge case. This fits into a broader trend of states pursuing litigation to hold big tech #accountable and demand stronger safeguards against their products’ harmful effects.

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Nathalie A. Smuha @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

In light of my book's nomination for the ICON-S Book Prize, I was invited to write a short post on its core premise, titled "AI, the Rule of Law, and #AlgorithmicRuleByLaw". Read the post here: www.iconnectblog.com/ai-the-rule-... Open access link to the book: www.cambridge.org/core/books/a...

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AI, the Rule of Law, and Algorithmic Rule by Law

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Nathalie A. Smuha @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Last week, Jackman Law @utoronto.ca hosted a roundtable on #AlgorithmicRulebyLaw co-sponsored by @torontosri.bsky.social. It was a real privilege to have leading experts engage with my book: jackmanlaw.utoronto.ca/event/roundt... Thanks to all for joining - I look forward to many more discussions!

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Nathalie A. Smuha @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

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!

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Nathalie A. Smuha @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

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!

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SSRN @ssrn.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

#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 @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social

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Nathalie A. Smuha @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

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....

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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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Nathalie A. Smuha @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

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...

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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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Nathalie A. Smuha @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

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...

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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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Nathalie A. Smuha @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

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...

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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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Nathalie A. Smuha @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

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!

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

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

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Nathalie A. Smuha @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

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!

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Nathalie A. Smuha @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

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!

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Nathalie A. Smuha @nathaliesmuha.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 & our alumni, we also marked this milestone in style during a gala reception & dinner🥂 Thanks for being part of our community❤️

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Rosamunde Van Brakel @rosamundevb.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

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!

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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 · 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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Nathalie A. Smuha @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

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...

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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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Nathalie A. Smuha @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

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

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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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Nathalie A. Smuha @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

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-...

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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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Thomas Streinz @streinz.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

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

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Nathalie A. Smuha @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

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.

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CPDPconferences @cpdpconferences.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

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

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Nathalie A. Smuha @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

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...

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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 · 18/04/2025

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!

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Nathalie A. Smuha @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

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...

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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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Nathalie A. Smuha @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

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.

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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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Nathalie A. Smuha @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

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...

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Karakter - Tijdschrift voor Wetenschap @karakterasl.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

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

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Nathalie A. Smuha @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

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!

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EU AI Week 2025: innovation versus regulation? | BOSA

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Nathalie A. Smuha @nathaliesmuha.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

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.

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