Professor Christopher Yoo, Imasogie Professor in Law and Technology, Professor of Communication, and Professor of Computer and Information Science, has been appointed as an Adviser to The American Law Institute’s new project, Principles of the Law, Civil Liability for Artificial Intelligence. The group will explore how private law can balance innovation with accountability in AI regulation.
As an Advisor, Yoo will work closely with the project’s Reporters, reviewing drafts and providing strategic guidance as the initiative moves from development to final approval. With his deep expertise in law and technology, he will play a key role in shaping foundational principles —rooted in common-law tort doctrines —to define responsibility for harm caused by artificial intelligence systems to equip courts, regulators, and technologists with a more transparent legal framework for AI, ensuring informed decision-making while balancing innovation and accountability.
Penn Carey Law adjunct professor and Wharton School Executive Director Sarah Hammer WG’99, L’11, will serve on the project’s Members Consultative Group.
Recognized as one of the world’s leading authorities on law and technology, Yoo is widely known for his work in administrative and regulatory law, intellectual property, and emerging technologies. His scholarship and teaching focus on Internet law, privacy, artificial intelligence, antitrust, and technology policy.
“I am honored to serve as an Adviser for this exciting new project,” says Professor Christopher Yoo. “This initiative comes at a critical time for artificial intelligence and explores the largely overlooked role private law can play in balancing innovation and accountability. I look forward to collaborating with such a distinguished group of experts.”
Yoo is also the founding director of the Center for Technology, Innovation & Competition (CTIC), a leading hub for research policy development at the intersection of law and technology. CTIC helps scholars, legislators, and regulatory authorities develop forward-thinking legal frameworks in areas such as antitrust and competition policy, internet governance, data privacy, artificial intelligence, health care and life sciences, and entertainment and media. Additionally, Yoo is the co-director of the Law and Technology Joint Degree Program, which combines law and engineering, and is the Faculty Director of Penn’s new Center for Media, Technology & Democracy.
Yoo frequently testifies before the U.S. Congress, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Department of Justice, and international regulatory bodies. He has also served on multiple advisory boards, including the American Law Institute’s Project on Principles of Law for Data Privacy and the United Nations Internet Governance Forum’s Initiative on Connecting and Enabling the Next Billions.
Additionally, he has authored seven books and over 120 scholarly articles. His research spans a variety of critical topics, including Internet connectivity, antitrust law across China, Europe, and the U.S., privacy and security for autonomous vehicles, medical devices, and Internet infrastructure.
He has held visiting academic positions at prestigious institutions worldwide, including the Free University of Berlin, Tsinghua University, and the University of Tokyo. Before entering academia, Yoo clerked for Justice Anthony M. Kennedy of the U.S. Supreme Court and Judge A. Raymond Randolph of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. He graduated magna cum laude from Northwestern University School of Law, where he graduated first in his class and received numerous honors.
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