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Liability and negligence

"Liability and negligence are legal gray areas in artificial intelligence. If you leave your children in the care of a robotic nanny, and it malfunctions, are you liable or is the manufacturer [45]? We see here a legal gray area which can be further clarified through legislation at the national and international levels; for example, if by making the manufacturer responsible for defects in operation, this may provi...

AI Risk6. Socioeconomic and Environmental6.5 > Governance failure2 - Post-deployment

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"Liability and negligence are legal gray areas in artificial intelligence. If you leave your children in the care of a robotic nanny, and it malfunctions, are you liable or is the manufacturer [45]? We see here a legal gray area which can be further clarified through legislation at the national and international levels; for example, if by making the manufacturer responsible for defects in operation, this may provide an incentive for manufactures to take safety engineering and machine ethics into consideration, whereas a failure to legislate in this area may result in negligentlydeveloped AI systems with greater associated risks."

Domain6. Socioeconomic and Environmental
Subdomain6.5 > Governance failure
Entity2 - AI
Intent3 - Other
Timing2 - Post-deployment
CategoryLiability and negligence
SubcategoryLiability and negligence

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