Who is Liable for Onboard AI?

About this episode

This episode explores accountability in AI-controlled machines and the impact of emerging regulations on developers and manufacturers.

Send us Fan Mail As foundation models move from the cloud into physical robots, a fundamental question emerges: who is accountable when an AI-controlled machine makes a decision that causes harm? In this episode, we examine the growing collision between embodied AI, functional safety, and emerging regulation. We explore how new frameworks such as the EU AI Act and the Machinery Regulation are reshaping expectations for developers, manufacturers, and deployers of intelligent robots. From human...

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Host: David Such

Topics covered

• accountability
• embodied AI
• functional safety
• regulation
• intelligent robots

Keywords

• AI liability
• robot safety
• EU regulations
• foundation models
• intelligent machines

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Organizations: EU AI Act, Machinery Regulation

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