As science and technology makes progress, functions of computing algorithm software and computer software also has improved a lot. Through adopting the technology of big data and machine learning, the computing power of artificial intelligence (AI) also builds up quickly. For the time being, AI has been applied in many fields. The Executive Yuan in Taiwan has chosen artificial intelligence as the development direction of our next generation with the strategic thinking of Taiwan’s "AI Small Economy, Smart Strategy".
The development of AI will bring about many benefits and convenience for human society. The most advanced AI might even imitate human thought process and behavior to reach the extent that we wonder whether AI has autonomy. The relationship of AI and human beings and AI’s applications will lead to risks and challenges in ethical norms, legal institutions and policy implementations.
Using the method of Quasi Scoping Review, this thesis explores the main arguments current literature makes regarding the following three issues: Whether we should recognize AI’s legal personhood, and if yes, how? How we should attribute civil responsibility/liability for the harm caused by AI? What is the relationship between legal personhood and civil responsibility/liability? It is hoped that the results might render more constructive and specific recommendation to resolve the civil responsibility/liability issues in the harms caused by medical AI.
I think strong artificial intelligence should be endowed with the legal personality similar to that of a company, and a supervision unit of strong artificial intelligence should be set up to force artificial intelligence to register; The responsibility of weak artificial intelligence is borne by human beings. Although giving artificial intelligence a legal subject status of personality right does not mean that human beings can completely attribute all responsibilities to artificial intelligence; However, when the person’s personality right is given the legal subject status, the legal disputes related to artificial intelligence can be more clearly clarified, and the impact of artificial intelligence on human society can be reduced, which is conducive to its wider application.