AI & Law: Personal Digital identity

Personal digital identity and the role of AI

by Dr. Lance B. Eliot

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Key briefing points about this article:

• A recent class session of the MIT Computational Law 2021 course discussed digital identity
• Included were Wyoming State Senator Chris Rothfuss and groundbreaking personal digital identity legislation
• The innovative approach reflects the legal notion of personal digital identity as a bundled agency
• In addition to needed legal imbuements, the role of AI-based enablement can add further value
• Envision AI as providing a layer of self-governing digital identity being run on your behalf

Introduction

One of the most exasperating and distressing aspects of modern-day life is the use and misuse of your personal digital identity.

We are regrettably accustomed to being worried night-and-day about how our personal data such as date of birth and social security number are at risk of exploitation for identity theft purposes. Whenever a website asks for…