AI Summer School - KU Leuven

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

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

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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!

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! 👏🏻

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❤️

🏆 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...

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!

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

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....

In Session 2, "The Future of AI in Europe" (from 16:30 to 17:45) Lucilla Sioli, director of the #EU AI Office, will discuss Europe's future AI policy direction & the role of #AI regulation.

Info: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...

Register: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...

Join us!

In Session 1, "AI governance around the globe" (from 14:30 to 16:00) Carolina Aguerre, Aziz Huq, Zhiyu Li and Jake Okechukwu Effoduh will discuss AI governance in their region.

Info: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...

Register: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...

📢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...

#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.

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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.

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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...

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.

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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.

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

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...

📣 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!

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!

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...

Visit our #jubileum page for our celebration activities: www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...

Some highlights:

- #Essay Competition (by 14 April): www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...

- #Launch of the Law, Ethics & Policy of AI Handbook (11 March): www.law.kuleuven.be/ai-summer-sc...

And more!

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!