Lecture in the National Council of the Slovak Republic - Risks and Regulation of Artificial Intelligence in the Legislative Process
May 27, 2026, Bratislava
An expert seminar entitled “Legislative Evaluation Methodology and the Potential of Artificial Intelligence in the Legislative Process” was held at the National Council of the Slovak Republic under the auspices of Miroslav Čellár, Chair of the Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee of the National Council of the Slovak Republic.
Among the speakers was Assoc. Prof. Matúš Mesarčík from the Institute of Information Technology Law and Intellectual Property Law, Faculty of Law, Comenius University Bratislava, who delivered a presentation on “Risks and Regulation of the Use of AI in the Legislative Process.”
In his presentation, he examined the opportunities and limitations of using artificial intelligence in law-making, legislative impact assessment, and decision-support processes within public institutions. Particular attention was devoted to issues of transparency, reliability, accountability, and oversight when deploying AI systems in legislative and governmental settings.He also outlined the current European regulatory framework for artificial intelligence and discussed the importance of maintaining human oversight, safeguarding fundamental rights, and ensuring the trustworthiness of AI tools used in the legislative process. The presentation emphasized that the effective integration of AI into law-making requires not only technological innovation, but also clear governance frameworks, high-quality data, and robust risk-management mechanisms.