Silvia De Conca
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Silvia De Conca is a leading legal scholar at the intersection of artificial intelligence, privacy, and emerging technologies. Her research critically examines how AI and robotics challenge existing legal frameworks, particularly in healthcare and domestic settings. Her most cited work, “Nothing Comes between My Robot and Me,” explores the privacy implications of human-robot interaction in robotised healthcare, highlighting the intimate data flows between patients and care robots. De Conca also investigates how AI’s opacity and autonomy create “liability gaps” in tort law, proposing human-empowering solutions to ensure accountability without stifling innovation. Her 2018 paper on AI and privacy traces how cloud-based AI systems erode traditional privacy boundaries, as inferences drawn from aggregated data reshape consent and control. With a growing citation footprint, De Conca’s work is pivotal for scholars and policymakers grappling with the legal voids left by rapid technological change. She is particularly noted for bridging technical realities with doctrinal law, offering actionable frameworks for regulating AI while protecting fundamental rights. Her contributions are essential reading for anyone studying the governance of intelligent systems.
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