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Determinants of Socially Responsible AI Governance
No full textThe signing of the first international AI treaty by the United States, European Union, and other nations marks a pivotal step in establishing a global framework for AI governance, ensuring that AI systems respect human rights, democracy, and the rule of law. This article advances the concepts of justice, equity, and the rule of law as yardsticks of socially responsible AI—from development through deployment—to ensure that AI technologies do not exacerbate existing inequalities but actively promote fairness and inclusivity. Part I explores AI’s potential to improve access to justice for marginalized communities and small and medium-sized law firms while scrutinizing AI-related risks judges, lawyers, and the communities they serve face. Part II examines the structural biases in AI systems, focusing on how biased data and coding practices can entrench inequity and how intellectual property protections like trade secrets can limit transparency and undermine accountability in AI governance. Part III evaluates the normative impact of AI on traditional legal frameworks, offering a comparative analysis of governance models: the U.S. market-driven approach, the EU’s rights-based model, China’s command economy, and Singapore’s soft law framework. The analysis highlights how different systems balance innovation with safeguards, emphasizing that successful AI governance must integrate risk-based regulation and transparency without stifling technological advancement. Through these comparative insights, the article proposes a proactive governance framework incorporating transparency, equity audits, and tailored regulatory approaches. This forward-looking analysis offers legal scholars and policymakers a comprehensive roadmap for navigating AI’s transformative effects on justice, equity, and the rule of law
Sex Offender Prison Treatment Programs: Outdated Science Masquerading as a Legitimate Penological Objective
No full textConfronting the Injustices That Prevail From Revealing Americans’ Most Private Information: Their Genetic Code
No full textUnder New Management?: Sovereign Wealth Funds and Their Ownership of U.S. Sports Teams
No full textIn October 2021, Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund (“SWF”) successfully purchased the English Premier League soccer team Newcastle United F.C. for $400 million. With this transaction, Saudi Arabia joined fellow Gulf countries, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, in owning a major European soccer team through one of its state’s SWF. States have long used their SWFs to invest in foreign markets, but recent trends have transformed these originally strictly financial vehicles into political tools. Since the 2007–2008 financial crisis, many states have used their SWFs not only to produce financial gains but also to generate soft power through political and social influence. For example, for the past five years, Saudi Arabia’s SWF has invested billions of dollars into the global sports industry.
While SWFs have yet to fully enter the U.S. sports industry, many predict that it will only be a matter of time before teams in the United States attempt to dip into these enormous sources of capital. However, teams in the United States are not just financial instruments but are seen by many as cultural institutions. Would the United States allow U.S. sports teams to be bought by foreign states? The answer to this question would come from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). Along with the president, this agency has the power and jurisdiction to prohibit foreign transactions they think threaten national security. Therefore, CFIUS could have the power to prohibit future attempts by SWFs to purchase U.S. sports franchises. Regardless of the current legal landscape, this Comment argues that the United States should allow foreign states to purchase U.S. sports teams. Although it would likely make Americans uncomfortable, allowing SWFs to purchase U.S. sports teams would only promote international cooperation and benefit local communities