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Regulating the Synthetic Society

Generative AI, Legal Questions, and Societal Challenges

Bart van der Sloot (Tilburg University, the Netherlands)

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Hart Publishing
22 February 2024
Experts predict that in 5 years’ time, more than 90% of all digital content will be wholly or partially AI generated. In a synthetic society, it may no longer be possible to establish what is real and what is not. Central to this open access book are 4 technologies on the frontline of this trend: humanoid robots, deepfakes, augmented reality, and virtual reality.

Although they are only in their relative infancy, these technologies can already produce content that is indistinguishable from authentic material. The impact of this new reality on democracy, the judicial system, the functioning of the press, as well as on personal relationships will be unprecedented.

Van der Sloot describes the technological fundaments of each of those technologies and maps their positive uses for educational purposes as well as for the treatment of patients, for the entertainment and creative industries, and the retail and financial sectors. The book also conceptualises their negative uses for fraud, deception, exploitation, identity-theft and exploitation, and shows their deeper effects on the post-truth society, the privatisation of the public sphere, and the loss of individual autonomy and societal trust.

The book evaluates how the current European legal paradigm applies to these technologies, focussing on the right to privacy and data protection, freedom of expression, procedural law, tort law, and the regulation of AI. It discusses regulatory alternatives to solve existing regulatory gaps and shows that there are no easy answers.

The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com.

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Imprint:   Hart Publishing
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   HPOD
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 138mm, 
ISBN:   9781509974948
ISBN 10:   1509974946
Pages:   296
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Primary
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Bart van der Sloot is Associate Professor at the Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology & Society, Tilburg University, the Netherlands.

Reviews for Regulating the Synthetic Society: Generative AI, Legal Questions, and Societal Challenges

Van der Sloot deals clearly and engagingly with four crucial phenomena of the digital revolution: humanoid robots, deepfakes, augmented reality, and virtual reality. He explains insightfully their nature and impact on our perception of reality, while offering fruitful analyses of their legal implications. This is a book not to be missed by anyone interested in the development of an increasingly synthetic society. * Luciano Floridi, Professor in the Practice at Yale University, USA * Van der Sloot’s book offers a critical take on the challenges our society faces in the wake of an ever-broader use of AI technology. A captivating read, oftentimes exceeding the purely legal realm, written in a way to necessarily appeal not only to professionals but also, more importantly, to laymen. * Maja Brkan, Judge at the General Court of the European Union, Luxembourg *


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