Artificial Intelligence (AI) has started to impact many facets of the economy and people’s routine activities. This article contributes to our understanding of how the legal system is reacting to the ongoing uptake of AI and the disputes or right infringements this uptake creates. Select legal cases regarding the use of AI technology for automated decisions are reviewed, with a focus on filings in Europe and the USA. This exercise reveals which type of legal challenges can be expected when it comes to deploying automated systems in these jurisdictions. Additionally, incipient regulatory efforts targeting AI on both sides of the North Atlantic are introduced and briefly discussed. The paper sheds light on how different legal systems accommodate an emerging technology with disruptive potential and offers a mapping of exemplary legal risks for prospective actors or organisations seeking to develop and deploy AI.

人工智能 (AI) 已开始影响经济和人们日常活动的许多方面。本文有助于我们了解法律体系如何应对人工智能的持续采用以及这种采用所产生的争议或侵权行为。我们审查了有关使用人工智能技术进行自动决策的精选法律案例，重点是欧洲和美国的申请。这项工作揭示了在这些司法管辖区部署自动化系统时可能会遇到哪些类型的法律挑战。此外，还介绍并简要讨论了北大西洋两岸针对人工智能的早期监管工作。该论文阐明了不同的法律体系如何适应具有颠覆性潜力的新兴技术，并为寻求开发和部署人工智能的潜在参与者或组织提供了典型的法律风险图谱。