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The Digital Person—A New Legal Entity? On the Role of Law in an AI-Based Society

In: Legal Tech and the New Sharing Economy

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  • Cecilia Magnusson Sjöberg

    (Stockholm University)

Abstract

The starting point is that there is a need to discuss the concept of “digital personDigital person ” as a new legal entityLegal entity in light of the development and application of AIArtificial Intelligence (AI) technology. The purpose is not just to introduce yet another term to add to those of the natural person and the legal person. The intention is rather to initiate the notion of a new legal figure, which under certain circumstances tentatively could be granted a legal capacity, with rights and responsibilities. The risk is otherwise an emerging dysfunctional legal society where there is no legal entityLegal entity , which can take the role of the subject. Issues that arise concern e.g., self-driving car liabilityLiability , pricing algorithms on the competitive market and data protectionData protection when profiling consumers. Furthermore, well-established principles on openness and transparencyTransparency are also in jeopardy. This is especially apparent in the context of machine learning and dynamic algorithms. More specifically, there is a risk that a passive community can lead to legal losses on behalf of both individuals and organizations. A risk scenario would be when various transactions, which occur in digital environments, are not recognized as legally valid because the intelligent agent applied is neither recognized as a natural nor a legal person.

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  • Cecilia Magnusson Sjöberg, 2020. "The Digital Person—A New Legal Entity? On the Role of Law in an AI-Based Society," Perspectives in Law, Business and Innovation, in: Marcelo Corrales Compagnucci & Nikolaus Forgó & Toshiyuki Kono & Shinto Teramoto & Erik P. M. Vermeu (ed.), Legal Tech and the New Sharing Economy, pages 81-91, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:perchp:978-981-15-1350-3_5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-1350-3_4
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