Governing Emerging Technology Based on The Maqasid Syariah and Ethics in Law and Syariah Programs in Higher Education

Mentadbir Teknologi Yang Baik Berasaskan Maqasid Syariah dan Etika Undang-Undang dan Program Syariah di Pendidikan Tinggi

Abstract

Both society and new technology shape one another. There is a need to promote positive advancements while keeping in mind the fundamental rights and values that democratic societies are based on while deciding how to regulate future technology. The necessity for an interdisciplinary approach is widely acknowledged in the international discussion on the legal and ethical regulation of Artificial intelligence (AI) and other new technologies, which is typically regarded to require skills in law, ethics, and computer science or machine learning at a minimum. This paper highlights the law, ethics, and machine learning, it further examines governance from a holistic and multidisciplinary perspective to find out what is necessary to comply with the law, to clarify what is morally right, and to suggest workable technological solutions. Thus, this study is informed based on ethical aspects that should be addressed in governing emerging technology based by identifying the legal development in regulating legal education in public universities by reviewing the Standard Program Law and Syariah issued by the Malaysian Qualifying Agency (2015).  The fundamental foundations for this study are the maqasid syariah and ethics, which are used to construct a model for managing developing technologies in law and syariah programmes. This study uses doctrinal research from primary and secondary sources to identify the essential concepts, difficulties, and obstacles to develop the model. While both frameworks have certain common grounds or goals, adopting the Maqasid Syariah framework into higher education programmes in law and Syariah can assist guarantee that developing technology is guided by ethical and moral norms. Maqasid Syariah principles enhance the well-being of individuals and society. Overall, governing emerging technologies requires a multi-faceted approach that prioritizes benefits and costs, trustworthy characteristics, equitable and inclusive processes, and consumer safety, privacy, and security. It also requires knowledge sharing and cross-sector collaboration to adapt to the unpredictable nature of business models that rely on emerging technologies.