Dr. Müge Önal Başer is a legal scholar and practitioner specializing in civil law, with a focus on science and technology.
Through research, writing, and professional engagement, she contributes to legal discourse on emerging issues at the intersection of law, innovation, and society. Her work addresses contemporary challenges in emerging technologies and ongoing ethical and legal challenges in the corporate world. The latest example of her work is her book entitled Yapay Zekânın Hukuki Kişiliği Sorunu (The Issue of AI’s Legal Personhood) (Seçkin Publishing, 2026), which critically examines whether and how legal personhood should be extended to artificial intelligence and similar technologies.
Can an AI-powered decision support system truly guarantee a fair trial? The "UYAP AI Decision Support System," announced by the Ministry of Justice, is opening a new era in the Turkish judicial system. Proper design of this process requires establishing transparency, accountability, and oversight mechanisms. With these mechanisms, this transformation can deliver speed, consistency, and accountability...
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