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How is India governing personal data, AI systems, and content moderation?Mauricio Figueroa is joined by Jhalak Kakkar, Divij Joshi and Krishna Deo Singh to discuss the evolution of privacy and technology law in India, the largest common law jurisdiction in the world, and the challenges presented by its unique approach to technology and governance.The Panel:Mauricio Figueroa in an early career researcher that has published peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on digital technology law; taught university courses on Contract Law, Introduction to Legal Theory, and Alternative Dispute Resolution; and currently the host of the SCL podcast "Privacy and Technology Laws Around the World".Jhalak M. Kakkar is Executive Director at the Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University Delhi as well as a Visiting Professor at the National Law University Delhi. She leads the academic and policy research at CCG across pressing information law and policy issues such as data governance and privacy, platform regulation, governance of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and blockchain, and cybersecurity. She graduated with an LLM from Harvard Law School, Cambridge, USA on a Fulbright-Nehru Masters Fellowship. She has a five-year integrated social science and law degree from the National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata, India.Divij Joshi is a lawyer and researcher studying the intersections of technology, regulation and society, based in London and India. Prior to joining UCL, he was a practicing lawyer at the offices of AZB & Partners in Mumbai, and a public policy professional. He has led and contributed to various research projects with Indian and international civil society, including a pioneering study of algorithmic accountability in the public sector, with the AI Now Institute, the Ada Lovelace Institute and the Open Government Partnership; research on information governance with the Centre for Law and Policy Research, the Centre for Internet and Society, and Vidhi Karnataka. He edits and contributes to SpicyIP, a world-leading legal resource with the mission of democratising debates around intellectual property law in India.Krishna Deo Singh is an Indian-based scholar who works in the field of technology laws with a special focus on algorithmic nudging, algorithmic regulation, and a jurisprudential approach towards how technologies such as AI impact the nature of law and regulation. He has been a part of the Jean Monnet Chair at Jindal Global University. He is also pursuing his PhD at Jindal Global Law School, studying the regulation of AI powered personalized assistants in their role as choice architects. An author of several scholarly articles, his recent works explore the issues manipulation and nudging by AI systems, which include dark patterns, regulation of recommender systems etc. One of his forthcoming book chapters applies the philosophy of Advait Vedanta to potentially manipulative AI systems. Another paper has extensively explored the issue of ‘beneficence’ as an ethical principle in AI ethics and builds the argument that a far more clear and robust understanding of beneficence is not just a ‘good to have’ aspect of AI ethics, but in fact an essential feature, without which AI ethics remains disoriented.

Is society ready to accept legal decisions made by an algorithm? Mauricio Figureroa is joined by Anca Radu, Tomas McInerney and Cari Hyde-Vaamonde to discuss the implications of AI on judicial decision making and spotlight where algorithms are already making an impact.The Panel:Mauricio Figueroa in an early career researcher that has published peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on digital technology law; taught university courses on Contract Law, Introduction to Legal Theory, and Alternative Dispute Resolution; and delivered keynote lectures on Information Technology Law at Higher Education Institutions in India, Argentina, and Mexico, and was invited to address lawmakers at the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) as an expert in AI regulation. He has also been a panellist at Law and Technology events in Spain, Mexico, and London. His research and insights have been featured in media outlets like ABP News (India), ABC News (Australia), Azteca Noticias (Mexico), and El Clarín (Argentina).Tomás McInerney is a Lecturer in Law and Technology at Queen’s University Belfast. He completed his PhD in early 2024 on When Should a Computer Decide? Judicial Decision-making in the Age of Automation, exploring the limits of AI in judicial contexts. His postdoc at UCL Faculty of Laws examined trade-offs in optimising Large Language Models. Forthcoming work includes a chapter in a research handbook (preprint online) and a contribution to an edited volume on Epistemic Injustice, analysing how the process of constructing Large Language Models can embed injustice in the technology. His doctoral research is being developed into a monograph.Anca Radu is a doctoral researcher in Law at the European University Institute, where she examines legal and ethical questions around the design, development, and deployment of AI systems in the judiciary. She is also a Teaching Assistant at the School of Transnational Governance, EUI. Besides her academic activities, she collaborates with international organizations on AI policy and regulation. She currently acts as an independent Scientific Expert for the Council of Europe’s European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice and for the UNESCO. As a former Lawyer within the Registry of the European Court of Human Rights, she has solid human rights expertise.Cari Hyde-Vaamonde is a lawyer, former court advocate, and academic specialising in the intersection of law, technology, and artificial intelligence. Cari focuses on the integration of emerging technologies into legal systems and their impact on processes and decision-making. Currently, she is engaged in interdisciplinary research at King’s College London, working with experts in mathematics and computer science to explore AI audit methodologies and address the ethical and regulatory challenges of implementing AI across sectors, including criminal justice and healthcare. Supported by a competitive UKRI award, Cari’s doctoral research examines how algorithmic decision-making affects the legitimacy of court systems. She has published on AI’s societal impacts, including in AI and Society, and has led policy-focused initiatives such as the "Generative AI in Legal Education" project, integrating tools like prompt engineering as part of efforts to prepare legal professionals for the challenges of emerging technologies. As a Visiting Lecturer and Module Leader in AI, Law, and Society, she has designed and delivered postgraduate curricula for a cohort of over 200 students, bridging the gap between complex technical concepts and legal application. Cari’s MERCY initiative, recognized with a Law Impact Award at King’s College London, uses innovative methods like visual art to communicate the implications of algorithmic justice. As co-convener of the Innovations in Judging research network and a regular speaker at internat

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In celebration of International Women's Day, Natalie Kan of SCL Student Bytes talks to:Catherine Bamford, CEO and Founder, BamLegalDana Denis-Smith, CEO and Founder, Obelisk SupportMary Bonsor, CEO and Founder, Flex LegalSue McLean, Technology and FinTech Partner, Baker McKenzie

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