Isabelle Wildhaber

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Isabelle Wildhaber is a pioneering legal scholar at the intersection of law, artificial intelligence, and robotics, with a primary focus on Swiss and European workplace regulation. Her research critically examines how the rapid rise of autonomous systems and Industry 4.0—the "Second Machine Age"—outpaces existing legal frameworks, creating urgent gaps in liability, labor rights, and ethical governance. Wildhaber’s foundational work, including *Roboterrecht - Eine Einleitung*, provides one of the first comprehensive Swiss legal analyses of robotics, while her studies on AI in the workplace explore the profound implications for employer responsibility, worker safety, and data privacy. She also co-edited the influential special issue "The Man and the Machine," stemming from a landmark 2015 conference at the University of St. Gallen, which brought together international experts to debate the societal and legal challenges of autonomous decision-making. Though her citation counts reflect a niche but growing field, her contributions are essential for shaping policy and academic discourse on how law must adapt to technological disruption, making her a key voice for students and researchers navigating the future of work and regulation.