Criminal Liability and Artificial Intelligence: A Systematic Review of the Scientific Literature

Leslye Escalante-Huisacayna; Yasmina Riega-Virú; Kiara Nilupú-Moreno; Juan Luis Salas-Riega

doi:10.1007/978-981-97-8695-4_43

Criminal Liability and Artificial Intelligence: A Systematic Review of the Scientific Literature

Leslye Escalante-Huisacayna
, Yasmina Riega-Virú
, Kiara Nilupú-Moreno
, Juan Luis Salas-Riega

UPN Directorate of Research, Innovation, and Sustainability

Universidad Privada del Norte
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

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Abstract

The article presents a systematic review of the scientific literature on criminal liability in the context of artificial intelligence (AI), with the aim of the study to examine how AI is being addressed in terms of criminal liability in different areas, finding 40 relevant articles that explore the criminal liability of AI in fields such as medicine, robotics, autonomous vehicles, and the administration of justice. The results show the impact of AI on criminal law, concepts such as electronic personality, the determination and individualization of criminal responsibility, ethics and autonomy, traditional criminal law, and the permissible risk of AI are discussed. It proposes to consider AI as a subject of law and explores the legislative challenges of including “digital personality” in the criminal legal system.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Intelligent Sustainable Systems - Selected Papers of WorldS4 2024
Editors	Atulya Nagar, Dharm Singh Jat, Durgesh Mishra, Amit Joshi
Pages	473-483
Number of pages	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-8695-4_43
State	Published - 2025
Event	8th World Conference on Smart Trends in Systems Security and Sustainability, WorldS4 2024 - London, United Kingdom Duration: 23 Jul 2024 → 26 Jul 2024

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Volume	1177
ISSN (Print)	2367-3370
ISSN (Electronic)	2367-3389

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Conference	8th World Conference on Smart Trends in Systems Security and Sustainability, WorldS4 2024
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	London
Period	23/07/24 → 26/07/24

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

Artificial intelligence
Criminal law
Criminal liability
Digital personality

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Escalante-Huisacayna, L., Riega-Virú, Y., Nilupú-Moreno, K., & Salas-Riega, J. L. (2025). Criminal Liability and Artificial Intelligence: A Systematic Review of the Scientific Literature. In A. Nagar, D. S. Jat, D. Mishra, & A. Joshi (Eds.), Intelligent Sustainable Systems - Selected Papers of WorldS4 2024 (pp. 473-483). (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; Vol. 1177). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-8695-4_43

Escalante-Huisacayna, Leslye ; Riega-Virú, Yasmina ; Nilupú-Moreno, Kiara et al. / Criminal Liability and Artificial Intelligence : A Systematic Review of the Scientific Literature. Intelligent Sustainable Systems - Selected Papers of WorldS4 2024. editor / Atulya Nagar ; Dharm Singh Jat ; Durgesh Mishra ; Amit Joshi. 2025. pp. 473-483 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems).

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Criminal Liability and Artificial Intelligence: A Systematic Review of the Scientific Literature. / Escalante-Huisacayna, Leslye; Riega-Virú, Yasmina; Nilupú-Moreno, Kiara et al.
Intelligent Sustainable Systems - Selected Papers of WorldS4 2024. ed. / Atulya Nagar; Dharm Singh Jat; Durgesh Mishra; Amit Joshi. 2025. p. 473-483 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; Vol. 1177).

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Criminal Liability and Artificial Intelligence: A Systematic Review of the Scientific Literature

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