EP317: Who is liable when AI breaks the law in regulated industries?

At SiGMA Central Europe 2025 in Rome, the keynote titled When Algorithms Break the Law is presented by Prof. Stefano Filletti, Head of the Department of Criminal Law at the University of Malta. In this thought-provoking session, Prof. Filletti examines one of the most complex challenges facing modern regulation, which is criminal liability when artificial intelligence acts autonomously and illegally. Drawing on legal theory, real-world AI use cases and the limits of traditional criminal law, he explores the emerging liability gap and what operators, programmers and organisations can do to mitigate risk while keeping AI aligned with the rule of law. Guest: Prof. Stefano Filletti, Head of the Department of Criminal Law at the University of Malta