Robots and AI as Legal Subjects? Disentangling the Ontological and Functional Perspective

Robotics and AI-based applications (RAI) are often said to be so technologically advanced that they should be held responsible for their actions, instead of the human who designs or operates them. The paper aims to prove that this thesis (“the exceptionalist claim”)—as it stands—is both theoreticall...

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Main Authors: Andrea Bertolini, Francesca Episcopo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Robotics and AI
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frobt.2022.842213/full