CAN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BECOME A SOCIAL BEING IN THE SAME SENSE AS HUMANS?

<ns3:p>The subject of the following article will be a cross-sectional analysis of the complexity of regulations relating to artificial intelligence and thus an attempt to answer the question whether artificial intelligence can become a social being just like humans. I will narrow the topic to the area of liability for damage and the risks posed by the development of AI. The complexity of the subject and the simultaneous lack of detailed literature in this area raises numerous questions, which to some extent will be presented below. The ancient definition of man as a social being is attributed to Aristotle. According to him, „a man living outside society is either an animal or a god”. This means that man as an individual must coexist with other people. This coexistence is shaped from the first days of birth, when the parent, taking care of the newborn child, begins the process of adaptation to society. Further stages of a person’s life always take place in a group. Our development never happens alone. Starting from childhood, through adolescence, adulthood, until death. This means that development is not only the sum of our actions, it is a consequence of the environment in which we develop. Likewise with our consciousness. It draws on the experiences we create within a group of people. This is how we create communities, society. How to define the creation of artificial intelligence (AI) in a developing society? Can she be considered a social being? When examining this problem, let’s look at the definition of artificial intelligence. According to available sources, it can be assumed that this is intelligence demonstrated by artificial devices (as opposed to natural intelligence). John McCarthy is credited with coining the term. However, this definition was created in 1956. Since then, the scope and application of artificial intelligence have changed enormously. There are considerations examining artificial intelligence at the human level. The truth of such a statement would mean that artificial intelligence has consciousness just like a human and therefore has the same rights as a human. The AI development mechanism is also worth attention. A person develops through contact with other people and learns from experience. Science is similar on the AI side. I will try to develop the above statement based on legal sciences, analyzing a section of regulations regarding artificial intelligence. incl. within the European Commission regulations and the “Ethics by design” concept in the European approach to constructing regulations regarding AI. One can ask whether European Union law or international law can address the issue of the development of artificial intelligence and, further, build a catalog of ethical norms that will correspond to ethical norms specific to humans.</ns3:p>