Liability for damages related to AI

The plan does not address AI or liability for damages. The nearest principle is that market power has a strong grip on the internet and that the future cannot be left to the whims of market forces, and that deepened democracy requires that personal integrity and principles of the rule of law are cherished. An investigation into who bears responsibility when AI harms individuals aligns with this, but the basis is weak.

• market power over the internetdecisive»Marknadsmakten har ett starkt grepp om Internet, tv och kultur.« (party programme ↗)“Market power has a strong grip on the Internet, TV and culture.”
• political control of technology»Det går inte att överlåta framtiden till marknadskrafternas godtycke, framtiden tillhör oss alla.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The future cannot be left to the whims of market forces, the future belongs to us all.”
• integrity and rule of law»En fördjupad demokrati innebär också att vi slår vakt om den personliga integriteten och fundamentala principer i en rättsstat.« (party programme ↗)“Deepened democracy also means that we protect personal integrity and fundamental principles of the rule of law.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan does not mention AI, but establishes that it is society's absolute duty to protect freedom and personal integrity against the technology being used for violations. It also warns that commercial actors use new technology in ways that threaten integrity and demands democratic counterbalances to the market. That it is investigated who bears responsibility when AI harms individuals follows from these principles.

• duty to protect integritydecisive»Det är samhällets absoluta skyldighet att skydda friheten och den personliga integriteten och att förhindra att nätet används för förtal, hets mot folkgrupp, kränkningar av enskilda personer och hot om våld.« (party programme ↗)“It is society's absolute duty to protect freedom and personal integrity and to prevent the net being used for defamation, incitement to hatred, violations of private individuals and threats of violence.”
• technology's integrity risks»Den personliga integriteten hotas när kommersiella och andra aktörer använder tekniken för att kartlägga den enskildes intressen och vanor.« (party programme ↗)“Personal integrity is threatened when commercial and other actors use the technology to map the individual's interests and habits.”
• democratic counterbalances to the market»Det krävs demokratiska motvikter för att skapa de stabila spelregler som behövs för att marknaden ska fungera väl.« (party programme ↗)“There is a need for democratic counterbalances to create the stable rules needed for the market to function well.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan does not address artificial intelligence, but it requires strong consumer protection and that all actors in the economy take ethical and social considerations with laws and rules that support this. Investigating who bears responsibility when AI causes harm is such a rule and also protects the privacy that the plan values. The derivation is weak, so the assessment is uncertain.

• strong consumer protectiondecisive»Vi vill ha ett starkt skydd för konsumenterna genom god konsumentvägledning, tydlig märkning av varor och tjänster och en relevant konsumentutbildning i skolan.« (party programme ↗)“We want strong protection for consumers through good consumer guidance, clear labeling of goods and services, and relevant consumer education in school.”
• responsibility of economic actors»Alla aktörer i ekonomin har ett ansvar att ta etiska, sociala och ekologiska hänsyn.« (party programme ↗)“All actors in the economy have a responsibility to take ethical, social and ecological considerations.”
• protection of privacy»Vi vill värna människors rätt till integritet och privatliv.« (party programme ↗)“We want to protect people's right to privacy and private life.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan does not address AI. However, the policy platform states that the rule of law must exist even in the digital sphere and that violations are as unacceptable on the internet as elsewhere, and the election manifesto that everyone must be able to have their case heard. Investigating who bears responsibility when AI causes harm follows from these principles, while the plan's opposition to increased internet regulation suggests the answer should be sought in liability rules rather than new bans.

• rule of law in digital spheredecisive»Samtidigt måste rättssamhället finnas även i den digitala sfären.« (party programme ↗)“At the same time, the rule of law must exist even in the digital sphere.”
• right to have case heard»Alla som bor i Sverige ska kunna få sin sak prövad.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Everyone living in Sweden must be able to have their case heard.”
• same protection online»Hot och kränkningar är lika oacceptabla på internet som i andra sammanhang.« (party programme ↗)“Threats and violations are as unacceptable on the internet as in other contexts.”
• restraint with internet regulation»Centerpartiet motsätter sig en ökad reglering av internet.« (party programme ↗)“The Centre Party opposes increased regulation of the internet.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan says nothing about AI, but states that even private power can be abused and that laws and regulations shall guard legal certainty and competition on equal terms, and that the individual shall have extensive opportunities for insight into how private companies handle personal data. Investigating who bears responsibility when AI causes harm follows from these commitments on rules against misleading or exploiting people. The position is derived and uncertain.

• private power can be abuseddecisive»Även den privata makten kan missbrukas.« (party programme ↗)“Even private power can be abused.”
• legally certain rules»slå vakt om äganderätt, konkurrens på lika villkor, rättssäkerhet« (party programme ↗)“guard ownership, competition on equal terms, legal certainty”
• insight into companies' data handling»Den enskilde ska ha vidsträckta möjligheter att få insyn i hur de egna personuppgifterna hanteras« (party programme ↗)“The individual shall have extensive opportunities to gain insight into how their own personal data is handled”
• rules adapted to new technology»skattesystemet anpassas bättre till den växande delningsekonomin« (2022 manifesto ↗)“the tax system is adapted better to the growing sharing economy”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan does not address artificial intelligence, but establishes that technology and ethics shall not be separated and that the precautionary principle shall govern legislation on powerful new technology. It also requires strong protection for personal integrity. Investigating who bears responsibility when AI causes harm follows from these principles, but the basis is general.

• technology and ethics belong togetherdecisive»Teknik och etik får inte separeras.« (party programme ↗)“Technology and ethics shall not be separated.”
• caution with new technology»Utifrån förvaltarskapsprincipen måste försiktighetsprincipen vara« (party programme ↗)“On the basis of the stewardship principle, the precautionary principle must be”
• protection for personal integrity»Den personliga integriteten ska ha ett starkt« (party programme ↗)“Personal integrity shall have strong”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan does not address liability for damages from AI. Its closest commitment is that EU decisions as a main rule shall be implemented at minimum level and that overimplementation and unnecessary bureaucracy shall be counteracted, while common regulatory issues belong at the EU level. A separate national investigation track alongside the EU's AI regulation therefore lies poorly in line with the plan, but the basis is weak.

• EU rules at minimum leveldecisive»Minska regelkrånglet och onödig byråkrati, bland annat genom att motverka överimplementering i Sverige av EU-beslut – som huvudregel ska EU-direktiv genomföras på miniminivå« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce regulatory red tape and unnecessary bureaucracy, among other things by counteracting overimplementation in Sweden of EU decisions - as a main rule EU directives shall be implemented at minimum level”
• common rules at EU level»EU:s fokus ska ligga på att lösa problem som Sverige inte kan hantera ensamt, till exempel handel, klimat, migration och säkerhet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The EU's focus should be on solving problems that Sweden cannot handle alone, such as trade, climate, migration and security.”
• predictable rules»principer om likabehandling och förutsebarhet« (party programme ↗)“principles of equal treatment and predictability”

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The plan does not address AI, but it wants to strengthen individuals' position and legal opportunities in relation to digital platforms and requires transparency about how algorithms affect people. The party programme's fundamental view is that everyone is responsible for the consequences of their actions. Derived from this, the plan supports clarifying the responsibility question in AI-caused damage, but the basis is weak.

• strengthened user positiondecisive»Öka användarnas ställning i förhållande till sociala plattformar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase users' position in relation to social platforms”
• legal review in digital environments»Möjligheten att rättsligt pröva begränsningar som riktats mot en användare i Sverige ska kunna prövas rättsligt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The possibility to legally test restrictions that have been imposed on a user in Sweden shall be able to be tested legally.”
• algorithmic transparency»Transparensen kring hur algoritmer påverkar spridningseffekten utifrån innehåll ska öka och ska inte kunna vara avhängigt subjektiva värderiktningar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Transparency regarding how algorithms affect distribution based on content shall increase and must not be dependent on subjective value judgements.”
• responsibility for consequences»våra egna handlingar och konsekvenserna av dessa.« (party programme ↗)“our own actions and the consequences of these.”