Springer AI Regulation in Industry 5.0: Healthcare, Sustainability, Innovation and Emerging Technologies (Artificial Intelligence and the Rule of Law)

This book offers a timely examination of AI regulation in the era of Industry 5.0, where innovation must be balanced with human well-being, sustainability, and responsible governance. It explores how artificial intelligence is transforming healthcare, environmental stewardship, corporate governance, digital commerce, and emerging technologies while creating new regulatory, ethical, and societal challenges. As AI increasingly influences critical decisions across healthcare systems, innovation ecosystems, educational institutions, and business environments, policymakers and practitioners face growing questions regarding accountability, transparency, safety, trust, privacy, and human rights. Addressing these concerns, this edited volume brings together leading scholars and experts to examine the evolving legal, ethical, and governance frameworks needed to support responsible AI adoption. The chapters cover a diverse range of contemporary topics, including AI-enabled drug discovery, healthcare decision-making, medical liability, patient rights, sustainability governance, climate and environmental regulation, AI in education, intellectual property and innovation, corporate governance, e-commerce regulation, cybersecurity, regulatory sandboxes, and explainable AI in high-risk sectors. Together, these contributions provide interdisciplinary perspectives on how AI can be developed and governed in ways that foster innovation while protecting societal interests. A central theme of the book is the Industry 5.0 vision of human-centric technological progress. The contributors highlight how effective regulation can promote trustworthy AI systems that support sustainable development, strengthen innovation, encourage responsible technological deployment, and create long-term value for society. By bridging law, policy, governance, healthcare, sustainability and technology studies, this volume offers valuable insights into the opportunities and challenges of AI-driven transformation. It provides a forward-looking resource for understanding how regulatory frameworks can enable innovation while ensuring that technological advancement remains ethical, inclusive, and sustainable. This book is intended for researchers, academics, policymakers, regulators, healthcare professionals, technology practitioners, industry leaders, graduate students, and readers interested in artificial intelligence, Industry 5.0, sustainability, healthcare innovation and emerging technologies.