At this lunch talk, we first present the key interim results of our GenKI-IR - Innovation & Law project and invite participants to join the discussion. In two short keynote speeches, we would also like to address the complicated issues surrounding the topic of AI liability: Who is liable if damage occurs when using generative AI? Where does responsibility begin and end when generative AI acts increasingly autonomously? How can responsibility be assigned in a complex value chain consisting of manufacturers, operators, users, AI service providers or even AI agents? What can a regulatory framework look like that creates clarity without inhibiting innovation?
We look forward to the contributions of two distinguished speakers:
Impulse: Dr Martin Ebers | President of the “Robotics & AI Law Society“ (RAILS), Professor of IT Law at the University of Tartu |
Basics of AI liability: What applies, what is missing?
Impulse: Julia Smakman | Ada Lovelace Institute |
Proposal for a liability model inspired by the UK Autonomous Vehicles Act (English with German subtitles)
Moderation: Julia Nothnagel
In our research project, funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR), we are investigating the legal, social and organisational conditions under which generative AI is used in four selected fields: journalism, education, administration and the creative industries. We want to find out: What legal framework conditions are necessary to use generative AI sensibly in these contexts and to foster innovation?
September 2025
