What is being decided?
The European Commission is proposing a directive to harmonise certain national civil liability rules for AI damage, focused on the burden of proof.
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European UnionEuropean Commission28 Sept 2022
AI Liability Directive
Official titleProposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on adapting non-contractual civi...
Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on adapting non-contractual civil liability rules to artificial intelligence (AI Liability Directive)
This proposal would adapt rules on non-contractual civil liability to artificial intelligence.
Selected official stepProposal published
- Actor
- European Commission
- Date
- 28 Sept 2022
- Record
- Proposal for a directive
Policy journeyProposal published
Understand the proposal
Six questions, grounded in the official record.Who could be affected?
The main parties are cross-border businesses using or supplying AI-enabled products and services, people claiming compensation for AI damage, and the national courts applying the rules.
Why is this proposed?
The Commission says the proposal is needed because existing national liability rules do not handle AI well and divergent national rules would fragment the internal market.
Where would it apply?
It would apply at EU internal-market level, especially in cross-border cases involving AI-enabled products and services traded or operated across Member States.
When could it matter?
The available official record does not specify this yet.
How would it work?
The proposal would work through limited disclosure of evidence and rebuttable presumptions that make it easier to prove AI-related damage claims.
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