Abdulrahman Saeed — Abu Dhabi
Al Roeya
Machine Error
Information security consultant and individual performance analysis and development specialist Sami Abdalnour said: “With the digital and artificial intelligence revolution, whose pace COVID-19 has accelerated, we will increasingly need laws governing electronic communication, online shopping, electronic payments, digital intellectual property rights, and machines and their role in security, entertainment, health, well-being, transport and services.”
He explained that intelligent systems can make mistakes, particularly smart machines such as robots. To determine responsibility for a “non-human” error, three surrounding circumstances must be considered. First, what operating policy for the machine was agreed with the government or host organisation? The host may bear responsibility because it adopted the robot. Second, is the software of the intelligent system or machine complete, and does it contain defects? If defects are responsible, liability clearly lies with the manufacturer. Third, the machine may have been hacked, in which case the hacker must be held accountable.