A New Player in Liability Law: Artificial Intelligence* Yağmur Zeytinkaya Introduction The use of artificial intelligence is increasing day by day and this technology is starting to play an active role in our lives. In addition to the use of artificial intelligence in common products such as smartphones, 3-D printers or drones, there are advanced technology breakthroughs that demand our attention. Unmanned aerial vehicles, self-driving cars, or robots performing surgery, are examples which reveal what this technology is capable to do. Although the technological developments from the Industrial Revolution to the age of Industry 4.0 are quite exciting, the damages that artificial intelligence can cause and who will be affected are still unclear. This newsletter article examines the current developments in Turkish and foreign law regarding liability for damages caused by artificial intelligence. Definition and Legal Status of Artificial Intelligence There are many different definitions of artificial intelligence. Known for its active work in the field of artificial intelligence, the EU Commission defines artificial intelligence as “systems that have a certain autonomy and exhibit intelligent behavior by analyzing and acting on their environment to achieve certain goals.”1 John McCarthy, who is known as the founder of artificial intelligence, defines artificial intelligence as “the science and engineering of making intelligent machines.”2 There is no unified regulation on the definition of artificial intelligence yet. However, it is useful to touch on the concepts of “machine learning” and “deep learning” to better understand what artificial intelligence means. Machine learning, a term often used as * Article of July, 2021 1 https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/communication-artificial-intelligence-europe, (Access date: 17.07.2021). 2 http://jmc.stanford.edu/artificial-intelligence/what-is-ai/ (Access date: 09.08.2021).
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