Liability for AI driven systems

Ana Taveira da Fonseca; Elsa Vaz de Sequeira; Luís Barreto Xavier

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-41264-6_16

Liability for AI driven systems

Ana Taveira da Fonseca, Elsa Vaz de Sequeira^*, Luís Barreto Xavier

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Abstract

This article tries to assess if the current civil liability regimes provide a sound framework to tackle damages when AI systems—especially those based on machine-learning—are involved. We try to find answers for three questions: is there a place for fault-based liability, when it is impossible to ascertain, among multiple actors, whose action caused the damage? Are current strict liability regimes appropriate to address no-fault damages caused by the functioning of AI-systems or a new system is needed? When should an agent be exempted from liability? This analysis takes into consideration the important work produced within the European Union, especially the 2019 Report on “Liability for AI and Other Emerging Digital Technologies” (by the Expert Group set up by the European Commission), the European the Parliament 2020 Resolution on Civil Liability for AI, the 2021 Draft AI Act, the 2022 Draft AI Liability Directive and the 2022 Draft Product Liability Directive.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Multidisciplinary perspectives on artificial intelligence and the law
Editors	Henrique Sousa Antunes, Arlindo L. Oliveira, Elsa Vaz de Sequeira, Pedro Miguel Freitas, Clara Martins Pereira, Luís Barreto Xavier
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	299-317
Number of pages	19
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031412646
ISBN (Print)	9783031412639
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-41264-6_16
Publication status	Published - 2024

Publication series

Name	Law, Governance and Technology Series
Volume	58
ISSN (Print)	2352-1902
ISSN (Electronic)	2352-1910

Keywords

Alternative causation
Artificial intelligence
European law
Exemption from liability
Fault-based liability
Liability
Strict liability

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Fonseca, A. T. D., Sequeira, E. V. D., & Xavier, L. B. (2024). Liability for AI driven systems. In H. S. Antunes, A. L. Oliveira, E. V. D. Sequeira, P. M. Freitas, C. M. Pereira, & L. B. Xavier (Eds.), Multidisciplinary perspectives on artificial intelligence and the law (pp. 299-317). (Law, Governance and Technology Series; Vol. 58). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-41264-6_16

Fonseca, Ana Taveira da ; Sequeira, Elsa Vaz de ; Xavier, Luís Barreto. / Liability for AI driven systems. Multidisciplinary perspectives on artificial intelligence and the law. editor / Henrique Sousa Antunes ; Arlindo L. Oliveira ; Elsa Vaz de Sequeira ; Pedro Miguel Freitas ; Clara Martins Pereira ; Luís Barreto Xavier. Springer Nature, 2024. pp. 299-317 (Law, Governance and Technology Series).

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Liability for AI driven systems. / Fonseca, Ana Taveira da ; Sequeira, Elsa Vaz de ; Xavier, Luís Barreto.
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