Law
The Role of Precedent in Shaping AI Liability
Quick fact
In a landmark 2019 case, a German court ruled that a driver of an automated vehicle must remain alert and is still liable for accidents, setting a precedent that challenges the notion that AI fully replaces human responsibility.
Why this is interesting
If your self-driving car crashes, who is at fault: the driver, the manufacturer, or the software itself? Courts are answering this question by looking back at cases from decades ago—before AI even existed.