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Indian Journal of Law and Human Behavior

Volume  6, Issue 1, January-June 2020, Pages 15-22
 

Original Article

Legal Personality for Artificial Intelligence with Special Reference to Robot: A Critical Appraisal

Shakuntla Sangam

Assistant Professor, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226012, India.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijlhb.2454.7107.6120.2

Abstract

Awarding legal personhood on purely synthetic entities is a very genuine possibility in future as human interface increases with the
machines it will consequently give rise to legal issues. Such legal
personhood may be the next big challenge for our legal systems; therefore there is a need to deal with the new forms of intricacy commenced by the Artificial intelligence (AI), Such as who will be held accountable for any criminal liability arising from the actions of AI. Because the reasoning is applied to these legal personhood is the same acknowledged for corporations and other nonhuman entities including AIs. It is argued that AI legal personhood may have some emotional or economic appeal and many superficially desirable hazards against which law guards us. Therefore, our legal system needs to be prepared for these upcoming challenges. In this order here is an appraisal of the concept, utility and history of legal fictions of personhood by exploring other aspects of such Artificial intelligence entities which may result in abuse or incoherence by its creators.

Keywords: Legal personality; Artificial intelligence; Robots in legal system.


Corresponding Author : Shakuntla Sangam