Navigating legal liability in the age of Generative AI
As AI technologies continue to transform industries, engineers and business leaders must understand the legal risks, opportunities, and regulatory frameworks shaping their work. Through real-world case studies and expert insights, attendees will gain the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate these complexities and make informed decisions regarding accountability, responsibility, and compliance.
This session will equip engineers with the understanding they need to navigate the legal landscape of AI and autonomous systems, with a focus on emerging challenges of legal frameworks, privacy concerns, employment laws and the concept of agentic AI. The speakers will delve into today’s privacy law impacts, and how AI has altered the way engineers and businesses approach compliance, worker rights and employment regulations.
This session is relevant to all engineers interested in understanding the legalities around Generative AI and its impact on society, engineering managers navigating compliance and privacy, and engineers in leadership roles overseeing AI-involved projects.
Learning outcomes
In this presentation, you will:
gain an overview of the key legal concepts impacting AI in engineering
understand how AI’s data processing capabilities intersect with privacy laws
explore the evolving relationship between engineers and legal advisors in navigating AI-driven projects
discover future considerations for creating fair and transparent policies on employment in an AI-integrated workplace
About the Speakers
Managing Director, Stirling and Rose
Natasha is one of the world’s pre-eminent Live Contract experts. She is recognized in Chambers as a global fintech expert with technical product design experience and deep legal understanding as a co-author of the seminal 2022 Oxford text on SLCs and is also a contributing author to the upcoming 2025 text, “Private Law: Digital Assets and Infrastructure.” Founder of Chambers ranked national tech law firm Stirling & Rose and former Global Head of Digital Law at a major international law firm, Natasha advises Legal Commissions on SLCs, DAOs, and digital assets in the UK and Australia and has been awarded the Financial Times Most Innovative Lawyer, Thought Leader of the Year, Finalist Partner of the Year, and Innovator of the Year.
Managing Partner, Stirling and Rose
James was the Australian Head of a major international law firm’s Digital Law practice and runs Stirling & Rose’s Sydney practice. He is also the Chief Product Officer of a legal technology and data company. James is a contributing author to the upcoming 2025 textbook, “Private Law: Digital Assets and Infrastructure.” A banking and finance expert, James has significant local and global experience in high complexity ‘first of their kind’ transactions with a cross jurisdictional focus, working in New York, Tokyo, and Sydney. He advises major companies, funds, investors, financial institutions and technology companies specialising in Live Contracts, digital investments and novel financings.
