A study of the possible impacts of Artificial Intelligence on the current regulations

Alotaibi, Hamoud 2024. A study of the possible impacts of Artificial Intelligence on the current regulations. PhD Thesis, Cardiff Univeristy. Item availability restricted.

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Abstract

This thesis considers the potential impact of Artificial Intelligence systems on the current regulations. Artificial Intelligence is a broad concept and its integration into the public and private sectors has been increasing. It will be used to replace human labor and its applications are many, such as robots, autonomous cars, and autonomous system vessels. Connected to this, it might be accepted to say that self-driving or self-navigation vessels would not exist without artificial intelligence systems. These systems are a trend worldwide at the current time and a hot topic due to their expected opportunities and risks. This study investigated autonomous systems vessels and it argues that there is a lack of a comprehensive legal framework for artificial intelligence systems and said vessels. In addition, this thesis examined the current legal framework concerning the operation of said vessels and argued that there are regulatory gaps and barriers. For example, remote control centers and remote masters are considered new concepts, their definitions, roles, and functions are not regulated in the current regulations. This is a legal gap that needs to be addressed. In the legal barriers context, it is not clear whether or not said vessels could fit under the current legal definition of a vessel. This thesis also argued that the registration and navigational rights are questionable. Additionally, the vicarious liability regime is not an appropriate legal ground to cover the expected risks of said vessels. Put simply, vicarious liability is designed to cover employee fault and artificial intelligence is not an employee, it is also neither a natural person nor a legal person, it is a system. Therefore, it is recommended that strict liability could be appropriate legal ground for a compensation claim that may arise from said system risks. These arguments may have implications for developing the current legal framework in the future. To sum up, the operation of said vessels requires a new legal framework or amendment to the current one and in this regard, much will be said in this thesis.

Item Type:	Thesis (PhD)
Date Type:	Completion
Status:	Unpublished
Schools:	Schools > Cardiff Law & Politics
Subjects:	K Law > K Law (General) K Law > KZ Law of Nations
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	23 May 2025
Last Modified:	23 May 2025 13:26
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/178461

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