08 October 2020Dharma SadasivanAs artificial intelligence advances, how do we regulate the development of AI systems to ensure that these systems behave in an ethical manner towards all humans? In this article, I explore the intersection of ethics, artificial intelligence, and legal regulation to highlight challenges and consider possible regulatory approaches as we race towards an uncertain future in which AI plays an increasingly important role.
Post date. Edit this to change the date post was posted. Does not show up on published site. 8/10/2020 11 October 2019Dharma SadasivanWhat does “smart contract" really mean? In this article, I provide a brief (and very simplified) overview of what a contract is and how it’s formed. I also compare it to “electronic” contracts, discuss the difference between an “electronic” and “smart” contract, and examine how traditional contractual requirements translate – or not – to “smart” contracts.
Post date. Edit this to change the date post was posted. Does not show up on published site. 11/10/2019 03 June 2019Dharma SadasivanAmong the many possibilities that blockchain technology presents, there are few as exciting, promising, and perhaps even fashionable, as the use of the blockchain to facilitate transfer of title to immovable property (real estate).
Post date. Edit this to change the date post was posted. Does not show up on published site. 3/6/2019 21 March 2019Dharma SadasivanThe Payment Services Act 2019 ("PSA") combines the 2006 Payment Systems (Oversight) Act ("PS(O)A") and the 1979 Money-Changing and Remittance Businesses Act ("MCRBA"), and aims to unify payment services regulation under a coherent and comprehensive regulatory framework.
Post date. Edit this to change the date post was posted. Does not show up on published site. 21/3/2019 21 January 2019Dharma SadasivanAs the legal industry becomes increasingly digitized, will-writing has emerged as a popular target for disruption. This centuries-old tradition of dictating how estate assets are to be distributed to beneficiaries through careful and bespoke drafting is now giving way to online automated document generation.
Post date. Edit this to change the date post was posted. Does not show up on published site. 21/1/2019 19 December 2018Dharma Sadasivan*Updated 11 March 2019
Singapore's financial regulatory agency – the Monetary Authority of Singapore ("MAS") – released "A Guide to Digital Token Offerings" (the "Guide") on 30 November 2018. The Guide is the primary piece of regulatory guidance by the MAS that focuses on the application of Singapore's existing financial regulatory framework to digital token issuance (in certain contexts, digital token issuances may be referred to as "initial coin offerings" or "ICOs"). Post date. Edit this to change the date post was posted. Does not show up on published site. 19/12/2018 26 July 2018Dharma SadasivanThis article provides an overview of the Cybersecurity Act 2018 (the "Act"), which is expected to come into force in the second half of 2018. More importantly, the article sets out where you may be regulated under the Act.
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