UCLA School of Law, founded in 1949, is one of the top public law schools in the United States. Its Program on Understanding Law, Science and Evidence (PULSE) received a $1.5 million grant from Open Philanthropy in 2017 to fund fellowships and research on governance and policy issues related to advanced artificial intelligence. The school also houses the Institute for Technology, Law & Policy (ITLP), a joint initiative with UCLA's Samueli School of Engineering that examines the legal and policy implications of AI, cybersecurity, and digital media.
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UCLA Law's approach to reducing AI-related risk operates through legal scholarship, policy research, and fellowship training. By producing rigorous academic work on the governance and safety dimensions of advanced AI, the law school aims to inform policymakers, regulators, and legal practitioners who will shape the legal frameworks governing AI development and deployment. Fellowships create a pipeline of specialists equipped to translate AI safety concerns into actionable legal and regulatory proposals. Workshops and publications disseminate findings to a broader audience of scholars and practitioners, with the goal of building the intellectual foundations for effective AI oversight.
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