The publication titled "Can a machine think?" by renowned scientist Alan Turing, and my first encounter with Pepper the robot, ignited a lifelong passion for the challenges of technology. This field, like any other aspect of human life, cannot do without belated state regulation, which encourages legal creativity in an unregulated industry. Information technology law and closely related intellectual property law and data protection are my daily challenge, which with each new case reinforces my curiosity and thirst for new information in this unexplored area.
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