Navigate the legal frontier of AI, from privacy and cybersecurity to liability in an era of algorithmic decision-making.
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the global economy, outpacing traditional legal frameworks and creating an urgent need for regulatory clarity.
"Mapping the Law of Artificial Intelligence" is a cutting-edge course designed to navigate the complex and uncharted intersection of law, technology, and public policy. As autonomous systems and generative AI become deeply embedded in business and daily life, legal professionals must understand how to govern technologies that increasingly defy conventional legal categorization.
This course provides a comprehensive survey of the current and future legal landscape of AI. Students will explore how existing legal doctrines adapt—or fail to adapt—to machine learning, while critically examining the latest global regulatory efforts, including:
Key areas of exploration include:
Through the analysis of landmark litigation, case studies, and policy simulations, students will develop practical frameworks for:
Whether you aspire to work in corporate law, public policy, litigation, or tech entrepreneurship, this course will equip you with the essential tools to confidently chart the legal frontiers of the AI revolution.
Professor of Law, Co-Director of the Institute for Privacy Protection, and Co-Director of the Gibbons Institute for Law Science | Seton Hall University Law School
David Opderbeck is Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technology and Institute for Privacy Protection. His legal scholarship focuses on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data privacy, and intellectual property law. He develops and teaches innovative courses in technology law, including Cybersecurity Law and Policy, Artificial Intelligence and the Law, and a Data Privacy and Security Lab. He also leads the Law School's Data Privacy and Security Compliance Program. In the core law school curriculum, he has taught Property Law, Constitutional Law, and Torts. He is also a Faculty Associate with the Berkman-Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. Prior to his career in academia, he was a Partner in the Intellectual Property / Technology practice at McCarter & English, LLP, where he began practicing cyber and intellectual property law in the early years of the public Internet. In 1995, the New Jersey Law Journal documented that he was the first practicing attorney in New Jersey to establish an Internet home page. He continues to engage in practice activities, including serving as an arbitrator through the American Arbitration Association in cases involving data breaches, cryptocurrency, and other issues. David is also interested in legal philosophy and the moral dimensions of law and public policy. In addition to his legal training, he holds earned Doctorate and Masters degrees in theology. His first two books, Law and Theology: Classic Questions and Contemporary Perspectives (Fortress Press 2019) and The End of the Law? Law, Theology, and Neuroscience (Wipf & Stock / Cascade 2021) received broad acclaim. His third book, Faithful Exchange: The Economy as It's Meant to Be, a theological assessment of economic paradigms informed by rule of law principles, will be released by Fortress Press in 2025.
