About the AI Liability Directive

Full name: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on adapting non-contractual civil liability rules to artificial intelligence (AI Liability Directive)

Type: Directive

Objective and key elements:

• Uniform rules for access to information and alleviation of the burden of proof in relation to damages caused by AI systems
• Harmonising certain rules for claims outside of the scope of the Product Liability Directive
• Covers non-contractual liability for any type of damage (covered by national law) caused to any type of victim by any type of AI system

Relevant to: Users, providers ,and operators of AI systems

Status: Proposal

Next steps: Trialogue, link

Latest versions: Text updated to align with the final text of the AI Act, published in June 2024 see: AI Liability Directive -updated version proposed June 2024.

For proposal made by the Commission 28 September 2022, see link

 

(Last updated 26 August 2024)