The introduction of highly automated technologies in socio-technical systems gives rise to new legal questions, especially as concerns liability for accidents, calling for new models of allocating decision-making tasks between humans and machines. In this article, I shall analyse the impact of automation in the allocation of liability within STSs. I shall also introduce the Überlingen aviation accident and analyse a lawsuit triggered by the accident, concerning the assessment of liabilities related to the development and use of automated technologies. I will conclude with some considerations on the role that the law can play with regards to the development and use of highly automated systems.
Automation and liability: an analysis in the context of socio-technical systems
Giuseppe Contissa
2017
Abstract
The introduction of highly automated technologies in socio-technical systems gives rise to new legal questions, especially as concerns liability for accidents, calling for new models of allocating decision-making tasks between humans and machines. In this article, I shall analyse the impact of automation in the allocation of liability within STSs. I shall also introduce the Überlingen aviation accident and analyse a lawsuit triggered by the accident, concerning the assessment of liabilities related to the development and use of automated technologies. I will conclude with some considerations on the role that the law can play with regards to the development and use of highly automated systems.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
