Fundamental Issues about Civil Liability of Artificial Intelligence

Authors

  • Mateus de Oliveira Fornasier Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (UNIJUI)

Keywords:

Artificial intelligence, Civil liability, Risk

Abstract

This article aims to study current proposals regarding civil liability for damages resulting from the use of artificial intelligence systems. Its hypothesis is that a regulation of civil liability for the use of AI that indefinitely addresses subjective or objective liability alone may generate both problems of responsibility gaps and problems of disincentive to technological innovation. For this reason, greater details and better legal accountability mechanisms are needed, due to the peculiarities and complexities related to AI. Results: due to the complexity of AI, it is necessary to develop a hybrid and eclectic regimes of civil liability, providing for hypotheses of liability for negligence and independent of fault, depending on the degree of autonomy and other particularities of each application of AI, complemented by strategies that provide greater legal safety (mandatory insurance, standards and regulatory institutions, etc.). Methodology: dialectical method of procedure, with qualitative approach and bibliographic research technique.

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Author Biography

Mateus de Oliveira Fornasier, Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (UNIJUI)

Professor do Programa de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu (Mestrado e Doutorado) em Direitos Humanos da Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (UNIJUI). Doutor em Direito pela Unviersidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), com Pós-Doutorado pela University of Westminster (Reino Unido).

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Published

2022-10-07

How to Cite

FORNASIER, Mateus de Oliveira. Fundamental Issues about Civil Liability of Artificial Intelligence. civilistica.com: revista eletrônica de direito civil, Rio de Janeiro, v. 11, n. 2, p. 1–28, 2022. Disponível em: https://civilistica.emnuvens.com.br/redc/article/view/741. Acesso em: 18 sep. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 2 (2022)

Section

Contemporary doctrine