Artificial Intelligence and the Law Conference 2026 — University of Johannesburg AI and the Law Institute

Convened by the University of Johannesburg's AI and the Law Institute, this conference sits at the fast-moving intersection of artificial intelligence and legal systems — algorithmic accountability, data protection, liability for autonomous systems, and the regulation of generative AI. As governments worldwide draft AI legislation and South Africa shapes its own AI policy, it's a timely forum for law, computer science and policy audiences alike. Relevant well beyond the law faculty: anyone building or studying AI benefits from understanding the governance and compliance landscape now forming around it.

Held at Skukuza in the Kruger National Park, the 2026 edition explores how AI-enabled legal systems, regulation and teaching can advance — or undermine — sustainable development, with selected papers published by United Nations University (Macau).