Open Access Research Article
WHEN THE MACHINE ACTS, WHO ANSWERS? REIMAGINING LIABILITY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN THE AGE OF AUTONOMOUS AI
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Artificial Intelligence no longer
serves only as a simple tool in humans’ hands but has transformed into a
technology that defines the future of communication and also performs functions
like generating information, storing information, and creating something new.
The issue that arises during this transformation and leaves open many concerns
is who will pay for any wrongdoings of artificial intelligence in the case
something goes wrong. For instance, in case of the generation of misleading
information (which causes some financial loss or injury), it is still unclear
who might be responsible in such situations- the user, developer, deployer, or
even intelligence itself. Moreover, in the case when a self-driving vehicle
causes an accident, it would also be hard to find out who should take
responsibility for it.
What these dilemmas show to us is
that there is a problem concerning the liability law. In spite of the fact that
people and juridical entities are responsible for violations of the law,
artificial intelligence cannot belong to either group in a legal sense. At the
same time, the situation with intellectual property is quite the opposite, if
AI creates something on its own, who will be able to own this result?
In this paper, the author argues that
artificial intelligence should not currently be regarded as an independent
legal entity. Rather, the author claims that responsibility should take the
form of a risk control model where the liability is apportioned based on the
level of control, predictable output, design responsibility, deployment
responsibility, and the profits received from the AI system. The author further
states that intellectual property matters should also be settled in accordance
with this statement. For instance, if the AI is merely helping humans with
their creativity or inventiveness, there is no need for any radical changes to
the current law. However, if the AI system produces outputs autonomously, there
is a gap in patent and copyright law since existing laws do not apply.
Published Paper
Author Details
Authors: ISHIKA RANA
Registration ID: 1013087 | Published Paper ID: IJLRA13087
Year: Aug-2026 | Volume: 3 | Issue: 5
Approved ISSN: 2582-6433 | Country: Delhi, India
Page No.: 2036-2053
Article Information
WHEN THE MACHINE ACTS, WHO ANSWERS? REIMAGINING LIABILITY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN THE AGE OF AUTONOMOUS AI
Authors: ISHIKA RANA
- Journal IJLRA
- ISSN 2582-6433
- Volume 3
- Issue 5
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