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Automated Extraction of Semantic Legal Metadata using Natural Language Processing
[Context] Semantic legal metadata provides information that helps with understanding and interpreting the meaning of legal provisions. Such metadata is important for the systematic analysis …
AI governance: a systematic literature review
Abstract As artificial intelligence (AI) transforms a wide range of sectors and drives innovation, it also introduces different types of risks that should be identified, …
A Computational Evaluation of Two Laws of Semantic Change
For more than a century scholars have proposed laws of se-\nmantic change that characterize how words change in meaning\nover time. Two such laws are the …
LexNLP: Natural language processing and information extraction for legal and regulatory texts
LexNLP is an open source Python package focused on natural language processing and machine learning for legal and regulatory text. The package includes functionality to …
Operationalising AI governance through ethics-based auditing: an industry case study
AbstractEthics-based auditing (EBA) is a structured process whereby an entity’s past or present behaviour is assessed for consistency with moral principles or norms. Recently, EBA …
The Judicial Demand for Explainable Artificial Intelligence
A recurrent concern about machine learning algorithms is that they operate as “black boxes,” making it difficult to identify how and why the algorithms reach …
Predictive Policing for Reform? Indeterminacy and Intervention in Big Data Policing
Predictive analytics and artificial intelligence are applied widely across law enforcement agencies and the criminal justice system. Despite criticism that such tools reinforce inequality and …
Addressing Legal and Contractual Matters in Construction Using Natural Language Processing: A Critical Review
Claims, disputes, and litigations are major legal issues in construction projects, which often result in cost overruns, delays, and adverse working relationships among the contracting …
Copyright and Artificial Creation: Does EU Copyright Law Protect AI-Assisted Output?
AbstractThis article queries whether and to what extent works produced with the aid of AI systems – AI-assisted output – are protected under EU copyright …