The Rutgers Computer and Technology Law Journal invites article and essay submissions for our Spring 2025 Symposium, Guardrails for Green Tech: Legal Perspectives on AI’s Environmental Impact. This event will explore the environmental impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) and assess whether current legal frameworks are equipped to address these impacts or new regulations are necessary. The Symposium is scheduled for April 25, 2025.
As AI technologies advance, so do concerns about their environmental costs. From energy-intensive data centers to increased resource consumption, AI poses unique sustainability challenges. We invite legal scholars, practitioners, and researchers to submit articles that delve into these critical issues, helping to chart a path toward sustainable AI innovation.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Environmental Costs of AI: Analyses of how AI-driven technologies impact energy consumption, resource depletion, and carbon emissions.
- Legal Frameworks and Gaps: Assessments of current environmental laws and whether they adequately address AI's environmental impact.
- Regulating AI for Sustainability: Proposals for embedding environmental safeguards within AI development and deployment.
- Comparative Legal Approaches: International perspectives on regulating AI’s environmental footprint and lessons for U.S. policy.
Submissions may be considered for publication in our Spring Volume 51.2 and/or for a speaking role at our Symposium, with preference given to authors interested in both opportunities. More information is available on the Rutgers Computer & Technology Law Journal's website at https://rctlj.org/call-for-spring-2025-symposium-papers/
Please e-mail managingeditors@rctlj.org for any inquiries regarding publication.
For questions regarding the Symposium, including expressions of interest in panelist participation, please contact Ian Cullen, Managing Symposium Editor, at ian.cullen@rutgers.edu.
Please e-mail managingeditors@rctlj.org for any inquiries regarding publication.
For questions regarding the Symposium, including expressions of interest in panelist participation, please contact Ian Cullen, Managing Symposium Editor, at ian.cullen@rutgers.edu.