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.

‘The rise of AI presents one of the biggest challenges which consumer law has had to face. This new work, gathering together the scholarship of leading academics working within law and a number of AI-related disciplines, offers an invaluable and fascinating guide to the complex landscape, one from which readers will benefit greatly.’Martin Hogg, Dean of the School of Law and Established Professor, University of Galway