A responsabilidade civil envolvendo inteligências artificiais em carros autônomos: repercussões no Código de Defesa do Consumidor

Abstract

This paper starts from the context of industrial revolution 4.0 and popularization of the use of artificial intelligences in several axes of life in society, more specifically in the development of autonomous cars. The research problem aims to answer which possible repercussions of civil liability involving artificial intelligences involving autonomous cars may occur in Consumer Law. The general objective aims to explore the perspectives on Artificial Intelligences and Autonomous Vehicles, as well as the possible repercussions within consumer liability. Specifically, it aims to clarify the state of the art of artificial intelligences; to explain the expectations, levels of self-sufficiency, accidents and possible failures of autonomous cars; to describe liability in case of damage in Consumer Law; and to outline points where new technologies cause difficulties and perhaps a rethinking of civil liability in Consumer Law. The methodology used is based on predominantly theoretical research, although using empirical elements in case analysis; with methods of a basic nature and exploratory objectives and a qualitative approach. As for the procedure, the method used was a bibliographic-documentary survey, applying mostly the inductive logic. The conclusion is that suppliers should develop preventive and proactive strategies to avoid consumer accidents and debate on the ethical principles to be adopted by machines, and that artificial intelligences have a great impact on the legal field, specifically on consumer law, being necessary to reinterpret concepts such as "defect", "product" and "service", which have repercussions on the exclusion of liability and on the theories of causal link.