Compensation for damages caused by artificial intelligence systems (According to the European Directive 2020)

Abstract

Abstract: The development achieved by artificial intelligence may lead to the inability of civil laws and even the judiciary to determine the person responsible for the damages resulting from it. This comes in light of the ongoing debate about granting legal personality to these machines, versus considering them merely material objects, which imposes holding their keeper responsible for compensating for the damages they cause. This issue raises many legal difficulties, especially since the current Iraqi legislative system is not sufficient to deal with these cases. Therefore, there is an urgent need to establish a comprehensive legal regulation that regulates all aspects of artificial intelligence, whether in terms of its nature or its use