Withdrawal Of The AI Liability Directive

Contained within Annexes to the European Commission's Work Program for 2025, was the withdrawal of the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on adapting non-contractual civil liability rules to artificial intelligence, more commonly referred to as the AI Liability Directive ("AILD"). This withdrawal has been met with mixed response as experts assess the impact that this will have and whether it signals a change in attitude at EU level in relation to the regulation of AI within the Union.

The AILD was proposed, alongside proposed amendments to the Product Liability Directive relating to AI systems which were introduced in December 2024, to harmonise and update Member State's non-contractual, fault based rules in respect of claims for injuries caused by AI systems. In a previous article we outlined what was envisaged to be implemented under the AILD in an effort to make it easier for individuals to make civil claims where they