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Transforming Legal Practice and Knowledge Management through AI in the Digital Era

Thematic Area: AI, Blockchains, Legal Tech
Reference No. of the Track: 25

Description

As businesses move into a digital-first future, the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI), law, and technology is becoming more critical in shaping new business paradigms. This track explores how AI is redefining legal knowledge management and corporate governance in the modern business landscape. It addresses how emerging AI technologies influence knowledge creation, regulation, and application within the legal sector, focusing on the challenges and opportunities AI presents in ensuring compliance, improving legal practice efficiency, and fostering innovation.
The track will examine the role of AI in automating legal processes, managing vast amounts of legal knowledge, and improving decision-making for legal practitioners and businesses. It also focuses on how AI’s advancements affect legal governance, corporate responsibility, and ethical standards, as well as the transformative impact AI has on legal education and the training of future legal professionals:

  • AI and Legal Knowledge Management
    • How Artificial Intelligence (AI), Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Machine Learning (ML) enhance legal research, case analysis, and knowledge retrieval.
    • AI-driven predictive analytics and its role in decision-making for legal firms and corporations.
    • Knowledge automation: AI systems in contract review, compliance monitoring, and data management.
    • Ethical challenges in AI-based legal knowledge management and potential biases in automated legal systems.
  • Smart Contracts, Blockchain, and AI: Legal Innovation and Corporate Governance
    • Integration of smart contracts in business transactions and corporate governance.
    • Legal enforceability and standards for blockchain technology in contract management.
    • Decentralized legal frameworks: AI, blockchain, and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs).
    • Challenges in regulating smart contracts and blockchain-based governance in a global context.
  • AI impact on Regulatory Frameworks and Legal Compliance
    • The role of AI in shaping new regulations: AI in corporate compliance, auditing, and governance.
    • Navigating emerging regulatory landscapes with the EU AI Act, Digital Services Act, and Digital Markets Act.
    • Balancing innovation with regulatory compliance: Data privacy, cybersecurity, and risk management in the AI age.
    • How AI can help regulators detect misconduct and ensure compliance with increasingly complex legal frameworks.
  • AI, Decision-making and Dispute Resolution digital tools
    • Corporate liability and accountability in AI-driven decision-making processes.
    • Navigating transparency in AI algorithms for legal decision-making and to enhance access to justice.
    • Exploring AI’s role in dispute resolution, arbitration, and online dispute resolution (ODR).
    • Ethical frameworks for integrating AI in corporate governance and business practices.
  • Knowledge Creation and Legal Professions in the AI Era
    • Redefining legal education and training in the AI age: Preparing legal professionals for the future.
    • How AI and digital tools are transforming legal services, legal tech innovation, and access to justice.
    • The future of legal knowledge creation: Combining human expertise with AI capabilities for effective legal strategies.
    • International law and AI: Cross-border implications of AI-driven legal systems and knowledge exchange.

This track aims to initiate a multidisciplinary dialogue between legal professionals, technologists, corporate leaders, and academics to explore how AI is reshaping the future of legal knowledge management and corporate governance. By focusing on both the theoretical and practical implications of AI in law, the discussions will provide insights into the new business paradigms emerging from AI’s integration into legal systems, focusing on innovation, ethical accountability, and governance in the knowledge-driven economy.

Keywords
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Legal Knowledge Management, Smart Contracts, Blockchain Technology, Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs), Online Dispute Resolution (ODR), Knowledge Creation, Legal Tech Innovation

Organizers

Gioia Arnone, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
Gagandeep Kaur University of Petroleum and Energy Studied, India
Ananda S. Upadhyaya, College of Banking and Financial Studies, Oman
Ajantha Devi Vairamani, AP3 Solutions in Chennai, India


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