Artificial intelligence and criminal liability: problems of becoming a new type of crime subject
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Contemporary AI models do not possess sufficient characteristics to qualify them as independent legal subjects in the traditional sense.
“It is important to note that contemporary AI models do not possess sufficient characteristics to qualify them as independent legal subjects in the traditional sense. 12”
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Khmelevskoi, I. R., & Kalashnikov, N. A. (2025) · BRICS Law Journal · doi:10.21684/2412-2343-2025-12-4-147-166
- Authors
- Vyatka State University, & Mosechkin, I. N.
- Venue
- Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Law
- Publisher
- Saint Petersburg State University
- Published
- 2019
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 461-476
- ISSN
- 2074-1243 (ISSN-L)
- 2587-5833
- OpenAlex
- W2989924636
- Cited by
- 25
- References
- 11
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 2
- FWCI
- 17.46
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Locations
- Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University Law (publishedVersion)
- Research Repository Saint Petersburg State University (Saint Petersburg State University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Law › Digitalization, Law, and Regulation
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Criminal Law and Policy
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Literary and Philosophical Studies
- Keywords
- artificial intelligence, criminal liability, legal personality, criminal law, legal status of AI
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