AI on Trial

AI on Trial is a forward-looking and probably the first of its kind project that examines the nexus between AI and legal systems, underlining the pressing requirement for obligation, culpability, and systems of governance.

Key Features:

• AI on Trial carefully covers AI's key principles, culpability assignment, and legal hurdles throughout seven chapters.
• In a nutshell, it analyzes biases in AI, basic rights, and the intricacies of intellectual property concerns of AI-generated content, suggesting solutions such as a "Machine-Created Intellectual Assets Act." The book analyzes AI's legal personhood, intentionality, and agency, calling on the
• Turing Test and international approaches. It also addresses models of civil and criminal liability, intermediary duties, and concerns connected to product liability.
• A significant chapter offers the idea of 'safe harbour' for AI, examining its repercussions for innovation and governance. The book finishes by examining AI's influence on key fields such as healthcare and free speech, supporting equitable and balanced regulation.

Reviews

…As courts and lawmakers confront Al's promise and peril, I am confident this book serves as a critical guide for legal professionals, policymakers, and technologists alike

- Justice (Retd.) Ranjan Gogoi
Former Chief Justice of India; Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha

The book delves into artificial intelligence's legal, ethical and social implications, especially in the context of justice delivery systems and Constitutional principles. ...Most importantly the book aligns with the principles of impartiality and scholarly discourse.

- Justice T.S. Sivagnanam,
Chief Justice, Calcutta High Court

The book delves into the essentials of Al, its legal personhood, intellectual property, and liability concerns, while suggesting forward-thinking solutions such as a 'Machine-Created Intellectual Assets Act.' This work marks a crucial advancement in unravelling the complex legal terrain of Al.

- N.R. Narayana Murthy,
Founder, Infosys Limited

I recommend this book as reading for those who are in legal, public policy, regulatory areas as well those who are practitioners of Al in this the Al age.

- Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Former Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

Al on Trial is most of all a valuable foresight of what the future beholds for this soon to be near ubiquitous technology. For that reason alone it is a must read.

- Mahesh Jethmalani
Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha