Dr. Nizan Geslevich Packin (Faculty of Law) and Dr. Ori Freiman (University of Toronto) explored the recent debate in a recent article in Calcalist, as to whether algorithms (AI) are legal entities with liability. “Questions about whether a sophisticated algorithm is sentient, if algorithms can have legal rights, and if products are legal entities … distract well-intentioned industry players, regulators and the public from considering who should be liable and morally responsible for decisions made. They open the door for corporations to make the case that any negative outcomes of AI-based products and services are the AI’s responsibility and liability, rather than that of the corporate entity.”
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Dr. Geslevich Packin researches financial regulation, business law, corporate governance, consumer protection, and information policy, including cybersecurity. The article was originally published in the Hebrew Calcalist newspaper and then translated into English in the Toronto Star.
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