Tort and Insurance Law Ser.: Civil Liability for Artificial Intelligence and ...

De Gruyter

Civil Liability for Artificial Intelligence and SoftwareAuthor(s): Mark A. Geistfeld, Ernst Karner, Bernhard A. Koch, Christiane Wendehorst\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: De Gruyter, Germany\nImprint: De Gruyter\nISBN-13: 9783110775341, 978-3110775341\nSynopsis\nInitiated by the European Commission, the first study published in this volume analyses the largely unresolved question as to how damage caused by artificial intelligence (AI) systems is allocated by the rules of tortious liability currently in force in the Member States of the European Union and in the United States, to examine whether - and if so, to what extent - national tort law regimes differ in that respect, and to identify possible gaps in the protection of injured parties. The second study offers guiding principles for safety and liability with regard to software, testing how the existing acquis needs to be adjusted in order to adequately cope with the risks posed by software and AI. The annex contains the final repor.