Criminal Responsibility for AI Crimes

Abstract

The research focused on the issue of which crimes fall under the jurisdiction of artificial intelligence. The incorporation of AI programs into different aspects of life entails many challenges, especially regarding the liability for the actions performed by AI and the question of compatibility of the existing legislation with the characteristics of the AI technologies. The state of affairs means that the AI-powered robots may perform actions that prescribe criminal provisions of criminal law, thus raising the issue in the given article as to the possibility of direct criminal penalties for robots, the feasibility of putting the intelligent robots’ criminal responsibility into practice by the general principles of the Jordanian Penal Code and the receptiveness of the concept of recognizing the crime to be committed by artificial intelligence. From this perspective, the main research question of the study is: What are the aspects of criminal responsibility stemming from AI mistakes? Thus, its significance is derived from the fact that it explores a new and essential issue, namely, the criminal responsibility for AI crimes within Jordan’s legislation. It has great importance in so many spheres, and it is difficult to describe all the aspects of artificial intelligence. The most remarkable outcomes and suggestions of the study show that the legal guidelines for criminal responsibility in Jordan of artificial intelligence crimes remain unrecognized. Thus, it is advised that the legislator proceed with actions to create legislation controlling AI technologies and their use for the purpose of serving the state and citizens’ interests. This legislation will guarantee the proper application of the AI capacities within several spheres for the sake of the general public, while taking into consideration all the ethical and legal concerns that relate to using artificial intelligence.