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Including animals in AI legal & regulatory governance

commitment
7 hrs/week
flexibility
Open to proposals
mentored by
Lev Bromberg
Lev BrombergLa Trobe Law School, La Trobe University

The project

A couple of possible projects related to AI and animal law:

  • Assist with a new comparative, action-guiding, ethics-approved, research project at the intersection of AI regulation and animal law.
  • Editing a chapter for my book on animal protection regulation based primarily on my PhD thesis - the mentee could help edit the book chapter on animals and AI.
  • A policy brief / website idea on recognising/representing animals as regulatory stakeholders and undertaking regulatory animal impact assessment across policy domains.

The mentee's role

It would depend on the project.

  • The new comparative project is at an early stage so could include helping with literature reviews, regulatory gap analysis and identifying possible experts to interview.
  • The editing project would involve updating an early version of a chapter to account for AI's increasing impacts on farmed animals.
  • The policy brief could be adapted from its current draft (focused on Australia), to target another jurisdiction/jurisdictions. It could be improved by making it more visually appealing with graphics, charts, or could be made interactive, etc.

Who I'm looking for

Experience in research, regulation, or advocacy would be particularly helpful.

Support offered

  • Shaping direction
  • Drafting
  • Facilitating connections
  • Accountability
  • Domain expertise (animal law/regulations)
format
Research & writing · Project scoping
topic
Near-term impact · Tools for advocates · Neglected animal groups
Lev Bromberg

Lev Bromberg

La Trobe Law School, La Trobe University

I am a socio-legal scholar and ex-regulator whose research focuses on the governance of emerging technologies (such as AI) and animal protection regulation. My PhD developed an original normative framework for evaluating regulatory initiatives — the multi-species account of law and policy — that recognises animals as regulatory stakeholders across policy domains. This framework was used to evaluate the legitimacy of Australian farmed animal welfare regulation.