Cost of non-Europe in robotics and artificial intelligence
Robotics is a wide and multi-faceted domain, which crosses boundaries between many economics sectors and legal disciplines. The perception of a need for some kind of Europe-wide legal framework to accompany the development of robotic and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies is growing. A harmonised EU regulatory framework concerning specifically liability and insurance regarding robotics and AI could provide greater legal certainty and promote trust. It could also stimulate greater research and development activity by producers and increase the speed of uptake of these two new emerging technologies by consumers, resulting in a possible positive impact in terms of GDP. Research suggests that, by 2030, EU GDP could be 0.04 % higher than it would otherwise be under the current regulatory framework.
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This study has been written by Bob Martens and Jorren Garrez of DLA Piper UK LLP and Cambridge Econometrics at the request of the European Added Value Unit within the Directorate-General for Parliamentary Research Services (EPRS) of the European Parliament.
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- approximation of laws
- artificial intelligence
- BUSINESS AND COMPETITION
- civil law
- EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
- EUROPEAN UNION
- European Union law
- FINANCE
- information and information processing
- information technology and data processing
- insurance
- insurance
- LAW
- liability
- management
- PRODUCTION, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH
- research and development
- research and intellectual property
- risk management
- robotics