PhD student: Mr J.H. van Staalduinen

Promotors: T.J. de Graaf, Mrs Prof V. Mak

Duration: 1/10/2021 - 30/9/2027

Abstract:

Jan van Staalduinen is working on a doctoral thesis on liability for (artificial intelligence/AI) algorithms, with a particular focus on algorithms in the medical sector. In doing so, he focuses on three relevant legal relationships: the contractual relationship between patient and doctor/hospital, the contractual relationship between hospital and the manufacturer of the AI system and the non-contractual relationship between patient and producer. The ultimate aim is to find out, from a dogmatic perspective and taking into account developments in EU law, how the relevant liability standards - terms such as 'reasonable professional', 'unfitness' and 'defect' - can be applied to this new technology and how possible residual risk is distributed.

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