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[πŸ”₯ Hot off the Feed]AI as Co-Legislator: UAE’s Bold Leap into Algorithmic Lawmaking

From drafting to amending, the UAE empowers AI to shape its legal landscape.

AI κ³΅λ™μž…λ²•μž μ‹œλŒ€: UAE, μ•Œκ³ λ¦¬μ¦˜ 기반 μž…λ²•μ— λ„μ „ν•˜λ‹€

μ΄ˆμ•ˆ μž‘μ„±λΆ€ν„° κ°œμ •κΉŒμ§€, UAEκ°€ AI에 법λ₯  체계λ₯Ό μ„€κ³„ν•˜λŠ” κΆŒν•œμ„ λΆ€μ—¬.

πŸ“Œ Context is King

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched an initiative to use artificial intelligence (AI) to draft and amend legislation. Officials say AI could reduce lawmaking time by 70%, helping analyze legal data and propose updates. A new cabinet unitβ€”the Regulatory Intelligence Officeβ€”will oversee the effort.

μ•„λžμ—λ―Έλ¦¬νŠΈ(UAE)λŠ” 인곡지λŠ₯(AI)을 ν™œμš©ν•΄ μž…λ²• μ΄ˆμ•ˆ μž‘μ„± 및 κ°œμ • μž‘μ—…μ„ μ‹œμž‘ν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. μ •λΆ€λŠ” μž…λ²• 속도λ₯Ό 70%κΉŒμ§€ 단좕할 수 있으며, 법λ₯  데이터λ₯Ό 뢄석해 μ—…λ°μ΄νŠΈλ₯Ό μ œμ•ˆν•  수 μžˆλ‹€κ³  λ°ν˜”μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. 이λ₯Ό μœ„ν•΄ β€˜κ·œμ œ μΈν…”λ¦¬μ „μŠ€ μ‚¬λ¬΄μ†Œβ€™λΌλŠ” 내각 μ‚°ν•˜ 쑰직도 μ‹ μ„€ν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

🧩 IYKYK(If you know, you know)

1. Regulatory Intelligence Office
A new UAE cabinet office managing AI-driven legislation.
β†’ AI 기반 μž…λ²• μ‹œμŠ€ν…œμ„ μ΄κ΄„ν•˜λŠ” UAE 내각 μ‚°ν•˜ λΆ€μ„œ.

2. MGX
Abu Dhabi’s sovereign AI investment fund backing infrastructure like BlackRock’s $30B AI fund.
β†’ μ•„λΆ€λ‹€λΉ„μ˜ AI 주ꢌ 투자 기ꡬ. λΈ”λž™λ‘μ˜ 300μ–΅ λ‹¬λŸ¬ AI νŽ€λ“œ λ“± 지원.

3. AI Hallucination
When AI generates false or misleading content not grounded in data.
β†’ AIκ°€ 사싀과 λ¬΄κ΄€ν•œ λ‚΄μš©μ„ μ§€μ–΄λ‚΄λŠ” ν˜„μƒ.

4. Fine-tuning
Adjusting a pre-trained AI model using domain-specific data.
β†’ νŠΉμ • λΆ„μ•Ό 데이터λ₯Ό μΆ”κ°€ ν•™μŠ΅μ‹œμΌœ AI μ„±λŠ₯을 μ‘°μ •ν•˜λŠ” κ³Όμ •.

5. Legal Tech Stack
Integrated digital tools used to draft, manage, and interpret legal texts.
β†’ 법λ₯  λ¬Έμ„œ μž‘μ„±Β·κ΄€λ¦¬Β·ν•΄μ„μ„ μœ„ν•΄ ν†΅ν•©λœ 기술 도ꡬꡰ.

🧠 In Focus

What makes this initiative striking is its ambition to move beyond AI as an assistant toward AI as a "co-legislator." The UAE wants AI not only to summarize or draft but also to anticipate changes in legal frameworks. Still, experts raise concerns about opacity, bias, and whether AI truly grasps the nuance of law.

이 μ‹œλ„μ˜ 핡심은 AIλ₯Ό λ‹¨μˆœν•œ 보쑰가 μ•„λ‹ˆλΌ '곡동 μž…λ²•μž'둜 λ³΄λŠ” λŒ€λ‹΄ν•¨μ— μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. UAEλŠ” AIκ°€ λ‹¨μˆœνžˆ μš”μ•½ν•˜κ±°λ‚˜ μ΄ˆμ•ˆμ„ μž‘μ„±ν•˜λŠ” μˆ˜μ€€μ„ λ„˜μ–΄, 법λ₯  μ²΄κ³„μ˜ λ³€ν™”κΉŒμ§€ μ˜ˆμΈ‘ν•΄ μ œμ•ˆν•˜κΈ°λ₯Ό κΈ°λŒ€ν•˜κ³  μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. ν•˜μ§€λ§Œ 전문가듀은 뢈투λͺ…μ„±, 편ν–₯μ„±, 법 ν•΄μ„μ˜ λ―Έλ¬˜ν•¨μ„ 이해할 수 μžˆλŠ”μ§€μ— λŒ€ν•œ 우렀λ₯Ό μ œκΈ°ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

πŸ—£ How They Talk About It

πŸ“Œ AI-driven regulation
AI 기반 규제
β†’ β€œThe UAE is pioneering AI-driven regulation to make lawmaking faster and more precise.”
β†’ β€œUAEλŠ” 더 λΉ λ₯΄κ³  μ •λ°€ν•œ μž…λ²•μ„ μœ„ν•΄ AI 기반 규제λ₯Ό κ°œμ²™ν•˜κ³  μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.”

πŸ“Œ Co-legislator
곡동 μž…λ²•μž β€” μž…λ²• 과정을 AI와 ν•¨κ»˜ μ„€κ³„ν•˜λŠ” κ°œλ…
β†’ β€œThe UAE wants AI to function as a co-legislator, not just a tool.”
β†’ β€œUAEλŠ” AIλ₯Ό λ‹¨μˆœν•œ 도ꡬ가 μ•„λ‹Œ, 곡동 μž…λ²•μžλ‘œ ν™œμš©ν•˜λ € ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.”

πŸ“Œ Algorithmic bias
μ•Œκ³ λ¦¬μ¦˜ 편ν–₯
β†’ β€œExperts warned that algorithmic bias could affect which laws the AI recommends.”
β†’ β€œμ „λ¬Έκ°€λ“€μ€ AIκ°€ μΆ”μ²œν•˜λŠ” λ²•μ•ˆμ— μ•Œκ³ λ¦¬μ¦˜ 편ν–₯이 영ν–₯을 쀄 수 μžˆλ‹€κ³  κ²½κ³ ν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.”

πŸ“Œ Predictive policy design
예츑 기반 μ •μ±… 섀계
β†’ β€œThis is no longer just automation β€” it’s predictive policy design using AI data models.”
β†’ β€œμ΄μ œ λ‹¨μˆœν•œ μžλ™ν™”λ₯Ό λ„˜μ–΄, AI 데이터 λͺ¨λΈμ„ ν†΅ν•œ 예츑 기반 μ •μ±… μ„€κ³„μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.”

πŸ“Œ Trustworthy AI
μ‹ λ’°ν•  수 μžˆλŠ” AI
β†’ β€œWithout trustworthy AI, no government should rely on algorithms for legal reform.”
β†’ β€œμ‹ λ’°ν•  수 μžˆλŠ” AIκ°€ μ—†λ‹€λ©΄, μ–΄λ–€ 정뢀도 μž…λ²• κ°œν˜μ„ μ•Œκ³ λ¦¬μ¦˜μ— μ˜μ‘΄ν•΄μ„  μ•ˆ λ©λ‹ˆλ‹€.”

🧭 Discourse Watch

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ U.S.

The U.S. government promotes AI for legal research and process automation but limits its authority in lawmaking.
λ―Έκ΅­ μ •λΆ€λŠ” AIλ₯Ό 법λ₯  쑰사와 ν–‰μ • κ°„μ†Œν™”μ— ν™œμš©ν•˜κ³  μžˆμœΌλ‚˜, μž…λ²• κΆŒν•œμ—λŠ” μ œν•œμ„ 두고 μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

Ethical debates center on transparency, explainability, and fairness in using AI for public decisions.
곡곡 결정에 AIλ₯Ό μ‚¬μš©ν•˜λŠ” 데 μžˆμ–΄ 투λͺ…μ„±, μ„€λͺ… κ°€λŠ₯μ„±, 곡정성에 λŒ€ν•œ 윀리적 λ…Όμ˜κ°€ ν™œλ°œν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

πŸ‡°πŸ‡· Korea

The LawTalk case sparked nationwide attention in South Korea over how far legal tech platforms can challenge traditional regulations.
ν•œκ΅­μ—μ„œλŠ” λ‘œν†‘ 사건을 κ³„κΈ°λ‘œ, 법λ₯  ν”Œλž«νΌμ΄ κΈ°μ‘΄ 규제λ₯Ό μ–΄λ””κΉŒμ§€ λ„˜μ„ 수 μžˆλŠ”μ§€μ— λŒ€ν•œ 전ꡭ적 λ…Όμ˜κ°€ ν™•μ‚°λ˜μ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

LawTalk is an online platform that connects clients with lawyers. After the Korean Bar Association attempted to sanction lawyers using it, the controversy raised fundamental questions about the monopoly of legal services and digital transformation in the legal sector.
λ‘œν†‘μ€ λ³€ν˜Έμ‚¬μ™€ μ˜λ’°μΈμ„ μ—°κ²°ν•˜λŠ” 온라인 ν”Œλž«νΌμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. λŒ€ν•œλ³€ν˜Έμ‚¬ν˜‘νšŒκ°€ 이λ₯Ό μ΄μš©ν•œ λ³€ν˜Έμ‚¬λ“€μ„ μ§•κ³„ν•˜λ € ν•˜λ©΄μ„œ, 법λ₯  μ„œλΉ„μŠ€ 독점 ꡬ쑰와 λ””μ§€ν„Έ μ „ν™˜μ˜ μˆ˜μš©μ„±μ„ λ‘˜λŸ¬μ‹Ό 근본적 질문이 μ œκΈ°λμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

🎬 Outro

If AI can help write the laws, who interprets them?
The UAE may be sprinting ahead, but for much of the world, the future of justice is still being debatedβ€”between speed and ethics, automation and accountability.

AIκ°€ 법을 μ“Έ 수 μžˆλ‹€λ©΄, λˆ„κ°€ κ·Έ 법을 해석해야 ν• κΉŒμš”?
UAEλŠ” λΉ λ₯΄κ²Œ μ•žμ„œλ‚˜κ°€κ³  μžˆμ§€λ§Œ, μ „ μ„Έκ³„λŠ” μ—¬μ „νžˆ μ •μ˜μ˜ 미래λ₯Ό 두고 λ…ΌμŸ μ€‘μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€ β€” 속도와 윀리, μžλ™ν™”μ™€ μ±…μž„ μ‚¬μ΄μ—μ„œ.

πŸ“… May 1, 2023 – Stanford University launches the AI + Law Initiative
β†’ A major academic collaboration to explore ethical and practical questions of AI in legal systems.

πŸ“… 2023λ…„ 5μ›” 1일 – μŠ€νƒ λ“œλŒ€, AI + 법λ₯  μ΄λ‹ˆμ…”ν‹°λΈŒ μΆœλ²”
β†’ 법λ₯  μ‹œμŠ€ν…œ λ‚΄ AI 적용의 μœ€λ¦¬μ Β·μ‹€λ¬΄μ  μŸμ μ„ μ—°κ΅¬ν•˜κΈ° μœ„ν•œ 학계 곡동 ν”„λ‘œμ νŠΈ.

🧾 Sources

  1. "UAE wants AI to write its laws" (Financial Times, 2025)

  2. "Stanford AI + Law Initiative launches" (Stanford News, 2023)

  3. "Why the U.S. won’t let AI write laws yet" (Wired, 2024)

  4. "LawTalk controversy reignites debate on lawyer monopoly in Korea"(Kyunghyang Shinmun, 2022)

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