I’m Not Responsible, I’m Just An Algorithm Locating Tort Liability for Algorithm-Driven Harms

Join us for a conversation on how Canadian and U.S. tort doctrine can – or cannot – provide mechanisms for justice and compensation when people are injured as a result of the introduction or use of algorithms.

Tort law provides a legal mechanism for injured parties to seek compensation, and sometimes just as importantly vindication, from those responsible for their injuries. Tort law is a flexible system, driven by principles and policies that can ostensibly accommodate social and technical change. But the commercial push toward automation of different processes, decisions, and jobs in North America through the use of machine learning systems threatens to complicate some of tort law’s accountability mechanisms.

The conversation will explore how Canadian and US tort doctrine can - or cannot - provide justice and compensation when people are injured as a result of the introduction or use of algorithms in society. Speakers will consider some of the strengths, differences, and drawbacks between the Canadian and US doctrine, and what lessons or insights might be drawn from these different approaches.

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This content has been updated on 19 March 2021 at 18 h 46 min.