Who Is Liable When AI Makes Mistakes?

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Join Christopher Götz and Tina Gausling from the international law firm Simmons & Simmons to discuss “AI and Liability”. They will give an overview of the liability regime that currently applies to Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Germany and discuss relevant AI-specific changes to the current liability regime that have been proposed by the EU Commission or are currently being discussed on EU level and expected to be implemented in the near future. The presentation gives participants an understanding of what to be aware of in respect of the current liability regime and how the proposed AI-specific changes could impact the liability regime. This session is intended for companies applying AI-principles – whether acting as provider, user or distributor – raising companies awareness for liability risks in order to enable them to take them into account at an early stage.

Christopher Götz, LL.M (New York)
Christopher is a partner at Simmons & Simmons’ Munich office and is heading the firm’s German “Digital Business” practice. Christopher has his legal expertise in IT, AI and data protection law. He advises, amongst others, with a focus on complex IT - outsourcing and cloud computing projects, on projects relating to the deployment of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data as well as on digital platform projects. Christopher, who is qualified to practice law in Germany as well as in New York, US, is part of the firm’s AI group and lead’s Simmons & Simmons data group. As host of the annual Simmons & Simmons “Digital Day” in Munich and regular speaker on legal topics such as “Artificial intelligence and Data Protection”, “Cross-border data transfers between (Group) companies”, and “Digitalisation of companies – what an in-house lawyer needs to know”, Christopher is well aware of the challenges international companies and tech start-ups are facing.

Dr. Tina Gausling, LL.M. (Columbia University)
Tina is a Counsel at Simmons & Simmons’ Munich office. She qualified as German attorney-at-law and certified information technology law specialist and has completed a Master’s degree at Columbia Law School in New York. She is a Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E) and advises domestic and foreign businesses on all matters of IT and Data Protection Law with a special focus on the interface to new technological developments in the area of Artificial Intelligence. Tina regularly publishes in professional and international journals and appears as a speaker at IT and Data Protection Law related conferences and (in-house) seminars.