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30 Oct 01 Nov
09:00 - 17:00
Conference

Narratives, Frontier Technologies & the Law

 

The rapid development of Frontier Technologies, such as AI, IoT, robotics, genomics, and autonomous systems, offers great potential to tackle global challenges like climate change but also poses risks like exacerbating inequality and disrupting societal norms. Regulation is complex due to conflicting narratives, where optimism about progress may downplay risks, and the supposed neutrality of technology can overlook inherent biases.

The Conference aims to examine these dynamics and provide scholarly perspectives on the interplay between narratives, technology, and law, with topics ranging from ethical and legal challenges, bias and fairness, innovation and governance in emerging technology, sustainability and the environment, and international perspectives.

Selected Conference papers will also appear in a Special Journal Issue of ‘Law, Technology and Humans’ (https://lthj.qut.edu.au).

Programme

 
DAY ONE: Wednesday 30th October 2024 (exclusively online)

10.00   Opening and welcome 

10.15   Session One: Ethics of Frontier Technology

  • Talya Deibel & Eric Deibel: Forgotten Boundaries in Law - On AI and Neurotechnology 
  • Giovana Peluso Lopes: Bias in Adjudication and the Promise of AI - Challenges to the Right to a Fair Trial
  • Mirko Djukovic: New Organs on Demand – The Regulatory Prospects of 3D Bioprinting Technology in the EU 
  • Pin Lean Lau: Hidden Figures - Unveiling Algorithmic Data Biases in Health and Medical AI – Impact on Key Populations 

  • Session discussion led by Nizamuddin Ahmad Siddiqui

     

12.45   Break

13.15   Session Two: Law & Technology

  • Bojan Perovic: Narrating the Future - Decoding the Ethics and Legalities of AI in the Age of Misinformation
  • Heloisa Valadares: Science Fiction and the (In)Existence of a Future for Privacy and Data Protection
  • Karen Schultz: Utopia and Intellectual Humility - Appraising Law and Technology
  • Session Discussion led by Gustavo Rabay

15.20   Keynote by Professor Catherine Z Elgin: The Role of Art and Science in Futurism
 

DAY TWO: Thursday 31st October 2024 (hybrid: online & in-person at UM, Faculty of Law)

08.30   Registration
09.00   Welcome & conference introduction 

09.25   Keynote by Professor Bart Verheij: Theoretical, Computational and Empirical Connections between Knowledge, Data and Reasoning

10.10   Break

10.30   Session Three: Socio-Impact of Frontier Technology

  • Alexandra Molitorisová: The Narrative of 10 Billion in the Regulation of New Genomic Techniques in Plant Breeding
  • Eliana Sebeika Rapchan: Indigenous Narratives about Humans and Gorillas as Tools for Epistemic and Ecological Justice
  • Olga Pandos: The Impact of Ethical and Social Narratives on the Regulatory Discourse of Heritable Human Genome Editing
  • Jaap Hage: How Narratives Influence the Role of AIs in Our Society
  • Session discussion led by Gijs Van Dijck

13.00   Lunch Break

14.00   Session Four: Intellectual Property & Privacy Concerns in Evolving Frontier Technology

  • Despoina Farmaki: User-Generated Content in Gaming- Legal Challenges and Narrative Frameworks
  • Xi Lin: Protecting AI-Generated Images as AI Users’ Work in China
  • Bader Alnoaimi: Beyond the ‘Territorial Trap’: Reading Data Sovereignty, Territorialisation, and Regulatory Contestations In Global Data Governance from the Perspective of Bahrain’s ‘Pro-Investor’ Cloud Data Governance Frameworks
  • Session discussion led by André Nunes Chaib

16.00   Break 

16.30   Keynote by Professor Kieran Tranter: How Humans Legislate, Live with, and are Changed by Technology

17.15   Networking session

DAY THREE: Friday 1st November 2024 (hybrid: online & in-person at UM, Faculty of Law)

09.00   Day's Intro 
09.15   Keynote by Dr Pauline Phoa: A Hermeneutic Approach to Technology Regulation

10.00   Break 

10.30   Session Five: Democratic & Commercial Exploitation of Frontier Technology

  • Anh Nguyen: Export Controls as Innovation Marketing? Sociotechnical Imaginaries in the Ringfencing of Quantum Technologies
  • Hesam Nourooz Pour: Integrating Equity into Smart Cities - A Critical Race Theory Perspective on AI Implementation in Malaysia
  • Valentina Golunova: A Misogynistic Glitch? A Feminist Critique of Algorithmic Content Moderation on Social Media Platforms
  • Henrique Marcos: Tech Won’t Save Us - Climate Crisis, International Environmental Law, and Techno-Utopianism
  • Session discussion led by Kieran Tranter

13.00   Lunch Break

14.00   Session Six: The Arts as Legal Phronesis for Frontier Technology

  • Federica Montanaro: Eco-Narratives and Sustainable Futures - Integrating Insights from Law, Criminology, and Science Fiction 
  • Chinmay Deshmukh: Reimagining Blockchain Governance through a Habermasian Lens
  • Syamsuriatina Ishak: Science Fiction as Futurism - The Role of SciFi Literature as Phronesis in Frontier Technology Regulation & Policymaking
  • Session discussion led by Harro van Lente

16.00   Break 

16.00   Keynote by Dr Eduardo Gill-Pedro: Hiding the Machine: Stories, Rights, and the Naturalisation of Corporate Technology

17.15   Networking session

call for papers

Faculty of Law

Room TBC

Institute for Globalisation and International Regulation (IGIR), Globalization and Law Network (GLaw-Net), the Maastricht Law & Tech Lab, and the Maastricht Centre for Law and Jurisprudence (MCLJ) in collaboration with Law, Technology, and Humans journal.

The conference will be in online mode for day 1 and in Hybrid mode for day 2 and 3. 

This event is made possible due to financing from University Fund SWOL and Wetenschapscommissie Faculty of Law.

For any inquiries and correspondences, the main correspondent is Syamsuriatina binti Ishak with CC to Dr. Henrique Marcos

Contact for website and conference: Law Events Office, Chantal Meertens

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We thank the sponsors University Fund SWOL and Wetenschapscommissie Faculty of Law to make this event possible.