Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing economic life, people's everyday lives and society as a whole. Generative AI in particular has developed at a rapid pace in recent times. It opens up new possibilities for the use of AI. At the same time, however, it also harbours risks that the law must address.
Research interest in the field of AI is currently focussed on the regulatory structure of the new EU regulation. Several publications (Großkommentar zur KI-Verordnung (together with Domenik Wendt) and an introductory handbook on the law of artificial intelligence Handbuch zum Recht der Künstlichen Intelligenz (also together with Domenik Wendt) provide a practical explanation of what companies need to prepare for in practice. In addition, the question of how the updated Product Liability Directive (PLD), the AI Liability Directive (AILD) and the AI Act interact with regard to liability for AI systems is examined.
Furthermore, these questions are and have been addressed in several joint projects. These include
- the RoboTrust project of the Centre Responsible Digitality (ZEVEDI),which was dedicated to the trustworthy design of human-robot interaction in a highly interdisciplinary manner with colleagues from the field of computer science, among others., which was dedicated to the trustworthy design of human-robot interaction in a highly interdisciplinary manner with colleagues from the field of computer science, among others.
- The legal framework conditions for robotics were also the focus of the KIARA research project on robot-assisted reconnaissance and defence against acute radiological hazards, which was funded by the BMBF.
- Janine Wendt was also a PI in the DFG's Sonderforschungsbereichs (SFB) 805 until 2021.
