Salvatore Cimini

Full Professor of Administrative Law at the University of Teramo

The article analyses the civil and administrative liabilities associated with the use of Artificial Intelligence, highlighting the humanistic, risk-based approach that characterises European and national legal systems. It examines the main areas of liability and evidentiary challenges related to fault and causality. European regulatory initiatives, including the AI Regulation and legislation on defective products, are also discussed, emphasising the need for systemic interventions capable of ensuring effective protection without hindering innovation. The article also addresses the critical issues related to the potential attribution of legal personality to autonomous artificial intelligence systems. Particular attention is paid to the liability of public administrations in the use of AI systems and the complex nature of administrative liability, which is conditioned both by the technical opacity of such systems and by the regulatory restriction of gross negligence and the fragmentation of the parties involved.

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