Advanced Technology: Public Policy, Regulation, and Law

PUB PLC CM175 - Advanced Technology: Public Policy, Regulation, and Law

<p>Lecture, three hours. Examination of cutting-edge public policy and regulatory issues implicated by advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, drones, autonomous vehicles, blockchain/Bitcoin, etc. Exploration of whether and how such new technologies should be regulated. Exploration of how policymakers should balance need to promote investment and innovation against need to protect public against potential misuse and abuse of these new technologies. Exploration of many issues raised by these technologies such as privacy, national security, network neutrality, intellectual property rights, and more. Concurrently scheduled with course CM175. Letter grading.</p>

Public Policy

At the convergence of social work, urban planning, and policymaking, the school identifies and develops emerging areas of research and teaching, cultivating leaders and change agents who advance solutions to society’s most pressing problems.

Meyer and Renee Luskin School of Public Affairs

The department’s goal is to foster an understanding of the theory and practice of public policy in the many fields in which it applies.

General Catalog

Advanced Technology: Public Policy, Regulation, and Law

PUB PLC C275

4 units