AI Glossary
AI Liability
What is AI Liability?
The legal question of who is responsible when an AI system causes harm, error, or loss. In most jurisdictions, liability currently falls on the human or organisation that deployed or used the AI — not the AI itself. As AI systems become more autonomous, liability frameworks are evolving rapidly, particularly under the EU AI Act.
Example in practice
A solicitor advising a client whose AI-generated contract contained a material error would need to analyse whether liability rests with the client who used the tool, the vendor who built it, or both — a question still unsettled in most legal systems.
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