S1E7: Language, Law, Tech: A Contentious Love Triangle // Megan Ma Are You a Robot?

Have you been thinking about the correlation between language, technology and law? In this episode of Are You A Robot?, Megan Ma, PhD candidate at Sciences Po Law School, discusses whether we should be using natural or programming languages when creating legal contracts, and how much language affects the interpretation of law, especially when it comes to designing technology.

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Resources mentioned in this episode:


Megan’s latest paper on deconstructing legal text: https://bit.ly/3pJoRJv
Brenda Danet, Language in Legal Process: https://bit.ly/3feIzbk
Ergo: https://bit.ly/36NGwqQ
Lexon: http://lexon.tech/
Blawx: https://www.blawx.com/
Scratch: https://scratch.mit.edu/
Lawgood: https://lawgood.io/
The Plain English Movement: https://bit.ly/3pTVPqT