Modified Liability for AI: EU Review of AI Liability Rules

The EU AI Act, which is progressing towards adoption by the end of 2023, will be complemented by an update to the European civil liability rules applicable to AI-related claims. Towards the end of 2022, the EU Commission adopted a proposal for an AI Liability Directive (“AI Liability Directive”) and a proposal for a Directive on Liability for Defective Products that will update product liability rules dating from 1985 (“Revised PLD”). The objective is to prevent a fragmented approach by the EU…
By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP