Artificial Intelligence and Civil Liability: Juridical Prospects and Legal Challenges

Abstract

The benefits that robots and artificial intelligence have to offer are largely known. However and despite the fact of not being yet vastly deployed, it is easy to see how smart autonomous robots might pose some moral, ethical and legal challenges. Currently, robots are considered products and they fall under Council Directive 85/374/EEC of 25 July 1985 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning liability for defective products. The European Union has acknowledged that this regulation might prove ineffective when applied to de damages caused by these new technological realities. The aim of this article is to identify and analize what these challenges may be.