Responding to Human Germline Editing
Recent allegations over a controversial scientist highlight challenges for regulating medical genetics.
Should Pandora’s Brain Be Regulated?
Attempts at regulating machines with human-like intelligence should be of pressing concern.
Why Less Suicide Prediction on Social Media Is More
Facebook does not have a viable system to predict suicide in users.
Who Are Gig Economy Workers?
Gig economy companies control workers in new ways but present no new regulatory issues.
Regulating Work in an Age of Fissuring and Automation
Employers may increasingly automate their workplaces, requiring a new approach to workplace regulation.
Labor Without Employment
Firms have moral obligations to those who perform work regardless of employment status.
Smart Algorithmic Change Requires a Collaborative Political Process
A groundbreaking algorithm designed to optimize school start times meets fierce community resistance.
A Simpler and Less Adversarial System Would Be More Just
Improving the justice system requires more than just using technology and relaxing requirements for lawyers.
Using Blockchain to Improve Regulatory Analysis and Reform
Blockchain could provide essential data on the effectiveness of regulations.
Preventing the Sharing Economy From Abusing Your Data
Scholars argue that consumer protection law can address sharing economy firms’ potential to abuse information.
The Brave New World of Bitcoin
South Korea takes steps to regulate cryptocurrency amid speculation concerns.
Optimizing Government
The Optimizing Government Project brings together scholars and researchers to discuss the use of machine learning by government.