AINOW Society will take part in the international scientific conference “When AI Betrays Law and Justice: Human Rights, Constitutionalism and Democratic Accountability in the Algorithmic Age,” taking place on 16 September 2026 at Hotel Panoramika in Skopje.
The conference is organised by the Faculty of Law “Iustinianus Primus” at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, within the research project “Alignment of the Macedonian Legal System with the European Union Artificial Intelligence Legislation,” funded by the Ministry of Education and Science of North Macedonia.
The event brings together international experts, academics, researchers and practitioners to discuss the growing impact of artificial intelligence on law, human rights, constitutionalism, democratic governance and access to justice.
Bringing legal, institutional and technological perspectives together
The conference programme includes international speakers Paul Nemitz, Judit Varga, Laura Kask and Max Hubner, alongside academics from the Faculty of Law “Iustinianus Primus”, including Boban Misoski, Lazar Jovevski and Aleksandar Spasov.
Their contributions will examine issues ranging from the rule of law and algorithmic decision-making to trust in digital societies, criminal justice, labour markets and the wider consequences of AI for democratic institutions.
The conference will also present new empirical findings on AI in North Macedonia, focusing on public perceptions, corporate practices and institutional readiness.
The research team includes Tanja Karakamisheva-Jovanovska, Hristina Runcheva Tasev, Dragan Gocevski, Konstantin Bitrakov and Katerina Zhateva, with Vladimir Bozhinovski and Suad Seferi participating as expert contributors.
AINOW Society contribution
Suad Seferi, President and Founder of AINOW Society, will contribute to the conference with the presentation:
Beyond Adoption: AI Readiness in the Western Balkans
The session will focus on the difference between simply using artificial intelligence and being genuinely prepared to adopt it responsibly.
AI readiness goes beyond access to tools or the number of organisations experimenting with generative AI. It also depends on institutional capacity, digital and AI literacy, governance, risk awareness, legal understanding and the ability to introduce AI without losing transparency or human responsibility.
For the Western Balkans, this question is becoming increasingly important as companies, universities and public institutions begin adopting AI while national systems continue aligning with European regulatory and policy developments.
AINOW Society’s contribution will place the discussion within the wider regional context, looking at the challenges institutions face when AI adoption moves faster than governance, skills and internal preparedness.
Why this discussion matters for North Macedonia
The conference creates an important link between international debates on AI regulation and the practical situation in North Macedonia.
AI is already entering workplaces, education, professional services and public institutions. The next challenge is not simply encouraging adoption, but understanding whether organisations have the structures and knowledge necessary to use these systems responsibly.
The new empirical research presented at the conference will add local evidence to that discussion by examining how AI is perceived by the public, how businesses are approaching it and how prepared institutions are for wider adoption.
For AINOW Society, this is closely connected to its broader work around AI literacy, responsible adoption, governance and institutional readiness in North Macedonia and the Western Balkans.
The goal is not to slow the use of AI, but to ensure that adoption is accompanied by the capacity to understand, govern and take responsibility for how these systems are used.
About the conference
When AI Betrays Law and Justice will take place on 16 September 2026 at Hotel Panoramika in Skopje.
Participation is free, with limited places available. The registration deadline is 12 September 2026.
