Today was the first day of the international conference “The Law, Ethics, and Policies of AI and Future Technologies,” held at the Tallinn University of Technology.
The main speakers – leading scientists and practitioners in information technologies and IT law – participated in the conference with students. In particular, the conference has opened by Tanel Kerikmäe, professor of European legal policy, law, and technology and director of the School of Law of the Tallinn University of Technology. The scientist delivered a report, “How can the state control digital services provided by businesses?”.
Students and postgraduate students of the National Institute of Law prepared scientific reports and represented them at the conference.
Serhiy TSUKAN, a graduate student of the Department of the Federal University of Economics and Technology (scientific director of the Faculty of Law, Associate Professor Viкtoria PANKRATOVA), prepared a speech on the topic: “Principles of state regulation of the circulation of cryptocurrencies: theoretical aspect.” The report emphasized that the emergence and rapid development of virtual assets, in particular the most popular of them – cryptocurrency, caused numerous challenges to the legislative and executive bodies of state power. Serhii analyzed the experience of foreign countries regarding regulating these assets and emphasized the importance of regulatory regulation of the legal status and order of circulation of virtual assets.
The report of Aryna HOLOKHY, a student in the 2nd year of the specialty 293 “International Law” (scientific supervisor – Doctor of Law, Associate Professor Vladyslava ZAVGORODNYA), was devoted to the peculiarities of the legal regulation of the use of uncrewed vehicles in international law and national legislation of states. The research defines the legal concept of AI and the directions of its use in transport; considers international and European standards of legal regulation of autonomous vehicle use. The study attempts to identify principal legal approaches to regulating autonomous vehicle operation and outline ways to improve it.
Svitlana LELEKA, a student in the 1st year of the specialty 081 “Law” (scientific director of the Faculty of Law, Associate Professor Viкtoriіa PANKRATOVA), prepared a report on the topic “Application of tools of electronic democracy: experience of EU countries.” Svitlana identified the concepts, positive features, and risks of using electronic democracy tools separately, focused on electronic elections and petitions, and analyzed the experience of EU countries in their use. The speaker referred to the experience of Estonia regarding electronic voting and the possibility of its application in Ukraine.
Yuliya NEGRIY, a student in the II years of the specialty 293 “International Law” (supervisor – Doctor of Law, Associate Professor Vladislava ZAVHORODNYA), devoted her research to the civil and military use of uncrewed aerial vehicles by international law and the law of the European Union. She outlined the main legal acts regulating uncrewed aerial vehicles’ use and meaning. Yulia focused on the issue of the use of drones during the war between Russia and Ukraine.
It should have noted the innovativeness of the subjects of the participants, which indicates the relevance and necessity of further scientific research in IT law, cyber security, and artificial intelligence.