Revisiting the place of artificial intelligence in society and the state

Abstract

Expanded spheres of application of Artificial Intelligence, its qualitative improvement, increasing possibilities of its self-organization and development raises a question as to the way a man and machine will coexist and interact in the future. A question as to whether a man will use Artificial Intelligence as one of the objects of civil law rights or whether they will have to interact with each other as independent persons at civil law becomes a question of principle. It is not yet clear what status Artificial Intelligence will have and the future of a mankind directly depends on the solution of this issue. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is an attempt to consider the positive and negative value of Artificial Intelligence for a man, as well as the risks associated with the widespread introduction of Artificial Intelligence in human activities and its continuous improvement. Design/methodology/approach: The authors of paper have used general scientific methods of scientific cognition (dialectical, inductive, deductive, analytical, synthetical) and specific scientific methods of scientific cognition (formal legal, interpretative). Findings: A conclusion is drawn that there is a need for such a definition of Artificial Intelligence that would be unambiguous and uniform for all countries. There is a long-standing need for the legal regulation of Artificial Intelligence, which should also be as uniform as possible for various legal orders. The risks associated with Artificial Intelligence can in many respects be compared with the risk of using nuclear weapons. The interaction between heads of states on Artificial Intelligence should be open and continuous. Originality/value: A conclusion is drawn that so far there is no reason to recognize the systems with Artificial Intelligence as the persons at law even by analogy with a legal entity.