Product liability and AI: Commission wor • Table.Briefings

The Product Liability Directive has been in force since 1985. Since then, the product landscape has changed significantly, especially due to digitalization. It is questionable whether the directive still offers sufficient legal certainty and consumer protection in the age of intelligent and AI-based products and services. The Commission wants to tighten things up.

The Product Liability Directive applies to all moving products regardless of the technology they use, and therefore actually also to AI-controlled products. It is intended to provide protection at a level not covered by national fault-based liability alone. It establishes a system of strict liability for the manufacturer.

Product liability and AI: Commission working on new rules

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