Mahmoud Fayyad

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Mahmoud Fayyad is a legal scholar at the forefront of artificial intelligence law and robotics regulation, with a focused expertise in the intersection of emerging technologies and legal personhood. His most-cited work, "Towards Granting of Legal Personality to Autonomous Robots in the UAE" (2023, 7 citations), critically examines the groundbreaking implications of the Dubai Digital Government’s guidelines calling for AI systems to be subject to legal accountability. In this pivotal study, Fayyad explores the extent to which autonomous robots can be granted legal personality under UAE law, assessing the consistency of such an approach with existing legal frameworks. His research addresses one of the most pressing questions in modern jurisprudence: how to assign rights and responsibilities to non-human actors. By analyzing the potential for robots to hold legal status, Fayyad contributes to shaping the regulatory landscape of the Middle East’s rapidly digitizing economies. His work is essential reading for students and researchers interested in AI ethics, comparative law, and the future of legal personhood. With a growing citation record, Fayyad is establishing himself as a key voice in the global conversation on technology and law.