Essay: Negligence Liability for AI Developers

In this article: 

• Editor’s note: This essay is part of a series on liability in the AI ecosystem, from Lawfare and the Georgetown Institute for Technology Law and Policy.

• The article discusses the concept of shifting the focus of AI liability from the systems to the builders. 
• The author has previously argued that a negligence-based approach is needed because it directs legal scrutiny on the actual persons responsible for creating and managing AI systems
• But how would negligence work in the AI context, and what downstream effects should AI developers anticipate?
• The article then discusses the aspects of negligence law basics, breach of due care and limitations on negligency liability, among other things