臺灣法學會與中興大學共同舉辦《科技浪潮下的AI法制》論壇
AI Law and Regulation in the Tech Wave: TLS × NCHU Joint Forum
To foster deeper scholarly exchange and keep pace with global developments in artificial intelligence (AI) and technology law, the Constitutional and Administrative Law Committee of the Taiwan Law Society, the College of Law and Politics at National Chung Hsing University (NCHU), and the NCHU Research Center for Smart Sustainable New Agriculture jointly convened the Forum on AI Law and Regulation in the Wave of Technology on November 6, 2026, at the College of Law, National University of Kaohsiung (NUK). The forum brought together leading domestic scholars across public law, financial and economic law, and environmental law to deliberate on pressing legal challenges in the AI era.
The forum was chaired by Yuh-May Lin, Dean of the College of Law and Politics at NCHU, featuring Chin-Li Wang, Director General of the Science & Technology Law Institute (STLI) at the Institute for Information Industry (III), as the keynote speaker. Distinguished panelists included Hwai-Tzong Lee, Professor Emeritus, and Min-Chiuan Wang, Professor, both of the Department of Law at NCHU; alongside Hsing-Hao Wu, Professor in the Department of Economic and Financial Law, Hsing-Ju Lin, Associate Professor in the Department of Law, and Hsin-I Chou, Assistant Professor in the Department of Law at NUK.
In his opening address, Hsing-Hao Wu, Vice President for Administration at NUK, observed that the rapid proliferation of AI entails multifaceted legal challenges spanning human rights protection, data privacy, cybersecurity, and AI sovereignty, underscoring the urgency of forward-looking regulatory responses. Jiuan-Yih Wu, Dean of the College of Law at NUK, pointed out that the accelerating deployment of AI in autonomous vehicles raises a critical question as to whether existing legal regimes adequately safeguard fundamental legal interests such as life and property. He stressed that lawmakers must carefully define the normative objectives of AI legislation and weigh the competing fundamental rights implicated by AI adoption.
Delivering a keynote presentation titled "AI Law and Governance: Analysis of Domestic and International AI Regulatory Trends," Director General Chin-Li Wang articulated a three-pillar governance framework for responsible AI: "Data and Model Integrity," "System Integrity and Risk Control," and "Governance, Accountability, and Enforcement." Surveying legislative trajectories across the European Union, Italy, South Korea, the United States, and Japan, Wang highlighted that Taiwan’s Artificial Intelligence Basic Act is anchored in a human-centric philosophy dedicated to safeguarding citizens and upholding national sovereignty. He explained that Taiwan has adopted a decentralized oversight model for AI risk governance: the Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA) establishes an overarching AI risk classification framework to guide regulatory adaptation, upon which sectoral authorities—such as the Ministry of Labor and the Ministry of Transportation and Communications—promulgate industry-specific risk management rules. Effective risk governance, he emphasized, is not about regulatory overreach, but rather achieving a calibrated balance under the principle of proportionality between fostering innovation and mitigating harm.
During the panel session, Professor Hwai-Tzong Lee invoked Laozi’s maxim, "Fine weapons are instruments of ill omen," characterizing AI as a double-edged sword. While AI drives cross-sector efficiency, it simultaneously poses acute risks to personal data privacy and human rights, warning that unbridled deployment could trigger societal backlash. He expressed hope that AI will serve as an empowering instrument for humanity rather than a substitute for human agency. Professor Hsing-Hao Wu, synthesizing regulatory paradigms in the EU, South Korea, Japan, and the US, identified three strategic imperatives for AI governance: aligning domestic legal frameworks with international standards; entrusting sector-specific risk supervision to competent industry regulators; and preventing algorithmic bias by mandating fairness and transparency. Furthermore, he cautioned that the race for computing power fueled by generative AI and advanced computing carries substantial energy and carbon footprints, posing direct headwinds to Taiwan’s energy transition and 2050 net-zero emissions target. Professor Min-Chiuan Wang analyzed three seminal US court decisions from 1997, 2011, and 2018 to trace the evolving judicial doctrine of "authorship" under copyright law, noting that future US judicial treatment of AI-generated contributions will serve as an invaluable benchmark for Taiwan. Associate Professor Hsing-Ju Lin examined Japan’s recent legislative reforms and AI governance strategies toward building a digital society, illustrating how Japan is advancing from "online applications" to "end-to-end digital administrative completion" through AI integration. Assistant Professor Hsin-I Chou questioned whether Article 16 of Taiwan’s current Artificial Intelligence Basic Act constitutes a constitutionally sufficient statutory delegation for establishing an AI risk framework and conducting regulatory inventories. Calling for rigorous scrutiny under the doctrines of statutory reservation (Gesetzesvorbehalt) and clarity of authorization, she noted that because AI systems substantively affect state governance and individual liberties, constitutional and procedural legitimacy remains the cornerstone of sound AI lawmaking.
In her closing synthesis, Chair Dean Yuh-May Lin drew attention to the government’s newly unveiled "New Ten Major AI Construction Projects." She underscored that as AI permeates transportation, agriculture, and diverse industries, ensuring that regulatory adaptations conform to foundational principles of constitutional and administrative law is indispensable. Only through robust legal infrastructure can the state and its citizenry minimize systemic risks and capture the dividends of the AI revolution.
Ultimately, the advancement of AI technologies must progress in tandem with sustainable governance and comprehensive legal adaptation. By examining AI regulation through interdisciplinary legal lenses, the forum bolstered domestic academic capacity and international visibility in AI law and digital governance, laying vital groundwork for the future evolution of Taiwan’s AI legal regime.
⇮ Group photo of participants at the Forum on AI Law and Regulation in the Wave of Technology.
⇮ Opening remarks by Prof. Hsing-Hao Wu, Vice President for Administration at National University of Kaohsiung (NUK).
⇮ Prof. Yuh-May Lin, Dean of the College of Law and Politics at NCHU (left), and Prof. Jiuan-Yih Wu, Dean of the College of Law at NUK (right).
⇮ Keynote introduction by Chin-Li Wang, Director General of the Science & Technology Law Institute (STLI) at the Institute for Information Industry (III).
