Hi everyone
This could be interesting for some of you. Feel free to participate!
Best, Kaspar
Anfang der weitergeleiteten Nachricht:
Von: Christian Cachin <christian.cachin(a)unibe.ch>
Betreff: Seminar on AI (and Law)
Datum: 28. November 2025 um 08:33:17 MEZ
An: CRYPTO-staff <crypto-staff(a)list.inf.unibe.ch>, Kaspar Riesen <kaspar.riesen(a)unibe.ch>
Kopie: Christian Sillaber <Christian.Sillaber(a)unibe.ch>, Paolo Favaro <paolo.favaro(a)unibe.ch>
Dear all,
Next Tuesday, Dec. 2, our collaborator from law, Christian Sillaber, organizes
the final presentations of his "Seminar on AI [and Law]" see below for background.
This takes place in our neighbor building E8, room 109; some of you may
have an interest in these questions, he invited us to listen in.
@Kaspar, @Paolo: Feel free to share with your teams.
Unfortunately I will be remote on Tuesday.
Regards,
Christian
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Christian Sillaber, Zivilistisches Seminar
| Time | Activity | |
|------------+-------------------------+----------|
| 08:00-08:10 | Welcome & Introduction | |
| | What and How to Regulate? | |
| 08:10-08:35 | Scope of AI regulation | Elsa |
| 08:35-09:00 | Scope of AI regulation | Yan |
| 09:00-09:25 | AI Co-regulation | Dimitrios |
| 09:25-09:45 | Short Break | |
| | Why Should We Regulate? | |
| 09:45-10:10 | Algorithmic Discrimination | Leah |
| 10:10-10:35 | Algorithmic Discrimination | Selina |
| 10:35-11:00 | Algorithmic Collusion | Nicolás |
| 11:00-11:30 | Long Break | |
| | Prohibition and Transparency | |
| 11:30-11:55 | Prohibited AI Use | Rachelle |
| 11:55-12:20 | Transparency/Deep Fakes | Gian |
| 12:20-13:20 | Lunch Break | |
| | Practical Applications and the Business Side | |
| 13:20-13:45 | Grief Tech | Nicola |
| 13:45-14:10 | AI and AML | Sergi |
| 14:10-14:35 | AI/Data Analytics | Louis |
| 14:35-15:00 | Protected source code? | Niki |
| 15:00-15:30 | Wrap-up & Q&A | |
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In recent years, large language models (LLMs), AI agents, and related artificial intelligence technologies have moved rapidly from the realm of technical research into widespread use across multiple sectors of society. Their ubiquity presents complex and pressing legal challenges that demand critical attention not only from technologists, but especially from legal scholars and practitioners. As these systems evolve and their influence grows, understanding the legal implications of their deployment has become a central issue for regulators, policymakers, and society at large.
To address these questions, the Law Faculty will host a seminar in Fall 2025 focused on the legal problems arising from the development and use of LLMs, AI agents, and similar technologies. This seminar will operate at the intersection of law, computer science, and public policy. Our principal aim is to equip participants with the analytical tools necessary to engage critically with both the capabilities and the limitations of these technologies, and to thoughtfully address the legal and regulatory challenges they raise.
The seminar will begin with an overview of the selected technical foundations of LLMs and AI agents, such as their architecture, operational mechanisms, and common modes of deployment and failure. A special focus will be placed on identifying and understanding current and emerging legal issues – such as liability, privacy, intellectual property, algorithmic bias and discrimination, transparency, accountability, and the implications for professional responsibility
in the legal field.
Following the introductory sessions, seminar participants will choose – or be assigned – current legal questions that involve or are affected by LLMs or AI agents, with the problems specifically drawn from companies, products, or services presently facing these issues or public scrutiny. Students will then prepare a research paper that critically analyzes their assigned problem.
The findings and arguments developed in the course of this research will be presented in the second half of the seminar, followed by open discussion and peer feedback. In this way, the seminar seeks to foster an informed and nuanced understanding of the rapidly shifting landscape of “AI law”.
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Christian Cachin email: christian.cachin(a)unibe.ch
Cryptology and Data Security Group web: crypto.unibe.ch/cc
Institute of Computer Science tel: +41 31 684 8560
University of Bern
Neubrückstrasse 10, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland
