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Significant technological advances in artificial intelligence, machine learning and big data analytics over the last two decades have enabled the widespread automation of decision-making in government in Western liberal democracies. However, automated government decision-making can have adverse effects upon vulnerable populations who are the intended recipients of government social programs, yet at the same time least able to address errors in government decision-making.

This talk presents preliminary findings from a comparative book project analysing legal challenges automated government decision-making in the US, UK and Australia.

Speaker: Dr Yee-Fui Ng, IALS Visiting Research Fellow

Discussant: Justice Richard Humphreys, Senior Associate IALS Fellow

Mr Justice Richard Humphreys is a judge of the High Court of Ireland.  His current assignment is as Judge in Charge of the Commercial Planning and Environmental List.  He is also a Senior Associate Research Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London.  Before his appointment to judicial office in 2015 he was a practising barrister and prior to that he worked in government and academia.  He holds a Ph.D. from Trinity College Dublin and has published widely on legal issues

Chair: Professor Susan Breau, Interim Director of Research Students and IALS Senior Associate Research Fellow


This event is free to attend, but booking is required. It will be held online with details about how to join the virtual event being circulated via email to registered attendees in advance.