Cambridge Handbook of Ai and Consumer Law : Comparative Perspectives

This comprehensive handbook delves into the intricate relationship between artificial intelligence, law, and government regulations in society and business. With a particular focus on consumer-centric issues, chapters analyze the benefits and challenges of the expanding influence of AI systems on consumers, while shedding light on the psychological impact and potential harm posed by AI. Readers will navigate the complexities of tort law and its application to harm caused by AI, explore the legal conundrums arising from consumers utilizing digital delegates as agents, and uncover the innovative ways AI can be harnessed to enforce consumer law. This work is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the implications of AI on the legal landscape, the future of the consumer marketplace, and the role of consumer law.

Larry A. DiMatteo is the Huber Hurst Professor of Contact Law, Warrington College of Business & Levin College of Law at the University of Florida. He is the author, or coauthor, and coeditor of more than 160 publications, including eighteen books. Some of his books are Principles of Contract Law and Theory (2024), The Cambridge Handbook of Artificial Intelligence (2022), Judicial Control over Arbitral Awards (2021), The Cambridge Handbook of Smart Contracts, Blockchain Technology and Digital Platforms (2020), and Comparative Contract Law: British and American Perspectives (2016).

Cristina Poncibó is Professor of Comparative Private Law at the Law Department of the University of Turin, Italy and Visiting Professor at the Georgetown Law Center for Transnational Legal Studies in London. Her most recent co-edited book is Contracting and Contract Law in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (2022, with M. Ebers and M. Zou). Poncibó is a member of the International Association of Comparative Law and Delegate of the Law Department to the American Association of Comparative Law.

Geraint Howells is Professor and Executive Dean at the University of Galway and Visiting Professor at the University of Manchester. Previously, he was Head of School at Manchester and Chair Professor of Commercial Law and Dean of the Law School at City University of Hong Kong. Howells is a President of the International Association of Consumer Law.