Core Section: The Innovation – Temporary Legal Personality (TLP)

Abstract

The proposal introduces a “temporary legal personality” for Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a third type of legal entity, distinct from natural and legal persons. This personality would be activated only when AI makes an independent decision that causes harm, allowing for accountability through investigation and legal responsibility. Once the responsibility is determined, the personality would be deactivated.

This framework fills the current legal gap where neither the programmer nor the user can always be held fully accountable for autonomous AI actions. It ensures fairness by clarifying whether liability falls on the programmer, the user, or the AI itself, thereby creating a more just and adaptive legal system in the age of artificial intelligence.

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