Liability
When it causes harm to others the losses caused by the harm will be sustained by the injured victims themselves and not by the manufacturers, operators or users of the system, as appropriate.
ENTITY
2 - AI
INTENT
3 - Other
TIMING
2 - Post-deployment
Risk ID
mit645
Domain lineage
6. Socioeconomic and Environmental
6.5 > Governance failure
Mitigation strategy
1. Implement a stringent, preemptive liability framework, contractually obligating manufacturers and operators to assume financial responsibility for harm caused by the system's operation, thereby transferring the burden of loss away from injured parties. This framework must specify clear criteria for fault attribution and subsequent financial redress. 2. Mandate the adoption of rigorous safety-by-design principles and standardized risk assessment protocols throughout the system development and deployment lifecycle to proactively minimize the probability and severity of injurious outcomes. 3. Require mandatory financial provisioning for potential future losses, such as comprehensive third-party liability insurance or the establishment of a dedicated indemnification reserve, to ensure immediate and complete compensation for victims even in cases of operator or manufacturer insolvency.