Monthly Archives: November 2026

Professor Khan Publishes on “Knowledge Intermediaries”

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Professor Mehtab Khan published an article titled “Knowledge Intermediaries” on Verfassungsblog, a global forum for international experts to publish cutting-edge commentary on public law.

Professor Khan argues that AI systems are changing “from a research aid to what I call a knowledge intermediary: an institution or platform that now serves as an interface between the researcher and the primary material, influencing not just what is found but how it is understood and built upon.” She warns that as AI knowledge intermediaries “absorb more of the analytical and creative work of legal and academic knowledge production, we risk sidelining the standards that define both fields, as well as the people and institutions that occupy places of expertise.”

Professor Khan identifies various risks connected with delegating too much work to knowledge intermediaries, and stresses the need for academic resesarchers to have “the capacity to engage with [information] in ways that allow you to persuade and produce compelling arguments.”

Professor Khan Interviewed on AI Regulation and Rogue Agents

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Professor Mehtab Khan was interviewed by WFMJ Channel 21 News in Youngstown, Ohio, in a story titled “When A.I. goes rogue, who’s responsible?” Professor Khan addressed a series of questions about liability for harm caused by A.I. agents.

Professor Khan emphasized that A.I. products, like all consumer products, are already covered by a range of consumer, labor, cybersecurity, and antitrust laws. She explained that A.I. companies can potentially be held liable for problems with the “product design.”

Professor Khan identified two main concerns of legal scholars with emerging A.I. technologies. First, in the short term, she explained that “we need to apply existing obligations, as far as cybersecurity, privacy, consumder protection, and labor protections.” Second, she identified the longer-run risk that “we would place too much power in the hands of companies to self-regulate.”

Professor Sterio Presents at American Society of International Law Conference in California

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Professor Milena Sterio organized and moderated a panel session at the American Society of International Law Midyear Meeting Conference at Santa Clara University School of Law on November 5-7. Professor Sterio’s session focused on the theme of “Litigating Gender,” and papers explored how the crime of reproductive violence is investigated and prosecuted at the International Criminal Court; how/whether the International Court of Justice has engaged with gender themes; and how a transnational legal network has been forming in the Global South in order to counter anti-LGBTQ laws and policies.

Professor Sterio also participated in the Women in International Law Interest Group at ASIL coffee hour. Professor Sterio served as WILIG co-chair for three years and currently serves on WILIG’s executive council.