Book Launch: Cambridge Handbook of Generative AI and the Law
A conversation with Professor Mimi Zou on the legal and regulatory implications of GenAI
Join the Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy (MCTD) and the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Law (CIPIL) in Cambridge for the launch of The Cambridge Handbook of Generative AI and the Law, a new anthology bridging the gap between legal concepts and real-world applications of generative AI (GenAI).
Recently published by Cambridge University Press, and edited by Professor Mimi Zou, the handbook brings together nearly 40 world-leading experts from law, technology, ethics, and public policy to explore the legal and regulatory implications of GenAI across jurisdictions and disciplines. It offers insights into a range of legal and regulatory issues posed by GenAI across diverse jurisdictions, including the EU, US, China, Japan, South Africa, and Singapore. The authors also analyses GenAI's impact on specific areas of law, from non-discrimination and data protection to intellectual property, corporate governance, criminal law, and more.
The Cambridge Handbook of Generative AI and the Law is a comprehensive resource for those seeking to understand and navigate the substantial and growing implications of generative AI for the law.
Programme
Professor Mimi Zou will be in conversation with Dr Ann Kristin Glenster, Co-Director of MCTD and Executive Director of The Glenlead Centre; Professor Henning Grosse Ruse-Khan, Professor of Law at the Cambridge Faculty of Law and Co-Director of CIPIL; and Matt Hervey, Head of Legal and Policy at Human Native AI and Senior Consultant at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). Together, they will explore the substantial and growing implications of GenAI for the law. The conversation will be followed by a Q&A session with the audience.
Whether you're a legal practitioner, policymaker, technologist, academic, or simply curious about the future of law in the age of AI, this gathering is an opportunity to be part of the conversation on law, tech, and innovation.
Order a copy of the handbook. Refreshments will be available after the event. Free + open to all, see you there!
About: Professor Mimi Zou
Dr Mimi Zou's research focuses on private and commercial law issues arising from AI and blockchain and the regulation of these new technologies.
Prior to joining the University of New South Wales, she held senior positions at top universities worldwide, including as the Chair in Commercial Law at the University of Exeter and the first-ever Fellow in Chinese Commercial Law at the University of Oxford. Dr Zou also founded and led Oxford’s first lawtech research and innovation lab. She received the Global Australian Award for Technology in 2024.
Dr Zou is a member of the LawtechUK Panel and a senior independent expert advising the UK Ministry of Justice and the Judiciary on new and emerging technologies, data governance, and open justice. She has previously served on the UK Government’s expert body on responsible AI and data innovation and on international taskforces on technology governance, including the G7, World Economic Forum, World Bank, and UNIDROIT.
Dr Zou is a Visiting Fellow at the University of Oxford Martin School. She has also held honorary and visiting appointments at Columbia University, University of Zurich, and Peking University School of Transnational Law. She has been called to the Bar in England and Wales and admitted as a Solicitor in New South Wales.
Dr Zou has actively collaborated with industry, government bodies, and civil society organisations to advance responsible AI practices and enhance ethical standards in technology use. Her research and insights have been featured in a range of global media outlets, including the Financial Times, BBC, New York Times, The Economist, Guardian, Australian Financial Review, Nikkei, Nikkei Asia Review, NHK, and South China Morning Post.