Issue Courts may be unable to constrain AI even where the public demands it
Summary
The insight sets out the opposite risk to regulatory disruption: courts can only apply laws that already exist, maximum fines may be absorbed as a cost of business, proceedings take long enough that a harmful practice becomes normal before judgment, and people may reach prohibited systems through foreign providers or open source communities anyway.
Classification
Main topicTech Regulation & Digital Policy
Region menusGlobal
Impactscope:global
Time horizonnot assigned
Last updated2026-07-29 04:49:52
Evidence 2
- Foresight on AI: Policy considerations Policy Horizons Canada page=75;section=Insight 18: Determining accountability for AI harms could be complex / Futures 2025 accessed 2026-07-26
- Foresight on AI: Policy considerations Policy Horizons Canada page=75;section=Insight 18: Determining accountability for AI harms could be complex / Futures 2025 accessed 2026-07-26
Constituent trends 1
Directly linked signals 0
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Relation types: constitutes
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