Commission should work on AI Liability rules, civil society groups say
- Civil society groups, including BEUC and Article 19, urged the European Commission to create new AI liability rules after the withdrawal of the AI Liability Directive proposal on February 2025.
- The letter emphasized the need for fair compensation for victims harmed by AI systems and to prevent legal fragmentation across EU member states.
- The Commission plans to officially withdraw the directive due to a lack of foreseeable agreement on the proposal, with lawmakers divided on the issue and no alternative proposal presented.
- The current liability rules make it difficult to prove an AI operator's fault, leaving legal gaps for individuals seeking compensation for harm caused by AI.
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Civil society ask Commission for new AI liability rules
Civil society organisations, including BEUC, urge the Commission to begin preparatory work on new AI liability rules, as the current ones make it almost impossible to prove that an AI operator's faulty behaviour led to a certain harm.
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Open Letter to the European Commission on the announced withdrawal of the AI liability Directive
Open Letter to the European Commission on the announced withdrawal of the AI liability Directive sandrine.carpentier Mon, 04/07/2025 - 06:30 Several civil society organisations and BEUC have written to Executive Vice President Virkkunen and Commissioner McGrath to share their concerns that the AI liability directive proposal (AILD) is being withdrawn and to urge them to begin preparatory work on new AI liability rules. The co-signatories of the…
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