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Anne Marie Frøseth

Anne Marie Frøseth

Position

Leader of the Research group for Civil Liability Law and Insurance Law

Affiliation

E-mail
anne.froseth@uib.no
Phone number
+47 55589549
Visitor address
Magnus Lagabøtes plass 1
5010 Bergen
Postal address
P.O. Box 7806
NO-5020 Bergen
Norway

Anne Marie Frøseth

Position

Leader of the Research group for Civil Liability Law and Insurance Law

Affiliation

Research groups

Research

I have a wide-ranging interest in governance systems and the implications of artificial intelligence. 

My research examines how liability rules, epistemic and ethical standards, and international regulatory coordination can drive the institutionalisation of safety-by-design as the default — rather than the exception — in high-risk domains such as health care.

This work is pursued, among other projects, through the interdisciplinary project SAFE-MED: Systemic Accountability Frameworks for the Medical AI Value Chain, a project developing governance tools for the most consequential and rapidly evolving frontiers of AI deployment.

Furthermore, I co-lead the research project 'Distribution of Liability in the Medical AI Value Chain', together with Professor Ernst Karner at the University of Vienna, Austria. This project is part of a collaboration between the European Centre of Tort and Insurance Law in Vienna and TRUST – The Norwegian Centre for Trustworthy AI.

In the European context, the EU is an important provider of premises for the content of future liability models. My work therefore includes analyses of EU regulations and their interplay with civil liabililty regimes. 

I am affiliated with TRUST — The Norwegian Centre for Trustworthy AI — and serve as co-PI of the research stream Emergent Behaviour. I also serve as Associate Co-Director for International Relations in TRUST, and sit on TRUST's Board of Directors.

Selected publications:

Liability for Damage Caused by Artificial Intelligence in Self-Driving Vehicles - A Comparative Overview. I: Fakultetsbyggjar, vestlending og verdsborgar: Festskrift for Ernst Nordtveit 70 år. Cappelen Damm Akademisk 2023 ISBN 9788202762773. p. 567-587.

Liability for users of artificial intelligence, Journal for Civil Liability Law, Insurance Law and Social Security Law, 2023, volume 20.(1-2) p. 7-62.

The Significance of Human Preconditions for Liability in the Use of Artificial Intelligence under the Norwegian Negligence Standard BORA 2024.

Insurance Schemes and Artificial Intelligence: Challenges and Solutions I: H.J. Bull/A. Bäcklund/J. Herre/C. Ramberg/J. Schelin, Festskrift til Svante O. Johansson, Svenska Sjörättsföreningen Jure forlag ISBN 9789172239685 2025 s. 285-304.

Recent talks in the mentioned fields:

  • The interplay between Fundamental Principles of Tort Law and Procedural Rules on Evidence in the EU - illustrated by New Rules on Access to Evidence, Causation, and Liability Presumptions in EU's new proposal for an AI-liability directive, 16 February 2023, University of Bergen.
  • Strict Liability for Damage caused by Artificial Intelligence - A Comparison of the General Principles of Strict Liability in French Law and Norwegian Law, Institute for European Tort Law, Austrian Academy of Sciences, 16 May 2023, Vienna.
  • Enterprise Liability Models and Challenges Arising from the Specific Risk Profile of AI Systems, Institute of European Tort Law, 11 November 2023, Vienna.
  • Information Deficiencies, Consent and Compensation in AI-equipped Medical Treatment - The Opportunities and Limitations of Civil Liability Law to Ensure an Adequate Legal Basis and Proper Medical Treatment, 8 June 2024, University of Bergen.
  • Liability for the Users of Artificial Intelligence, Centre for Private Governance, 27 October 2023, University of Copenhagen.
  • AI Liability and Norwegian Tort Law, AI Regulation & Governance: A Cross-Jurisdictional Approach, 5 June 2024, University of Oslo.
  • AI Liability and Norwegian Law in the Era of Autonomous Vehicles, Legislating for Tomorrow - How comparative law may contribute to solving regulatory challenges of our time, 13 June 2024, University of Agder.
  • AI alignment: To whom? And what are we attempting to adapt the technology to? Panel discussion on 24 March 2025, Faculty of Law, University of Bergen (UiB).
  • Research Ethics in the Context of AI and Social Sciences, Chr. Michelsen Institute, Bergen, 21 October 2025.
  • Research Ethics in the Context of AI and Legal Sciences, The Artic University of Norway – UiT, 9 December 2025.

Another area of my research examines misinformation and disinformation in society, particularly as these problems are amplified by the use of artificial intelligence. This work is closely connected to my participation in the international research project TIDAL: Truth, Democracy and the Rule of Law, hosted by the University of Oslo and funded by the Research Council of Norway. My research focuses on the role liability law does, and should, play in addressing these information disorders, and which accountability mechanisms would be most effective in tackling the problem in a global context. My work in TIDAL builds upon my earlier research on discriminatory speech and legal responses to such speech in order to combat the phenomenon as a social problem - particularly in the context of social media.

Selected publications:

Women's equality in terms of self-determination and protection of integrity - some milestones and examples. I: Gender Equality, Children and Welfare. Developing areas of law: Festskrift til Gudrun Holgersen, Gyldendal Juridisk 2020 ISBN 9788205538498. pp. 76-92.

Hybrid sanctions for violations of personal integrity - especially in compensation claims for harassment. I: Integrity and honour: Festskrift til Henry John Mæland. Gyldendal Norsk Forlag A/S 2019 ISBN 9788205509436. pp. 601-626.

Sentencing for discriminatory and hateful speech under Section 185 of the Penal Code. I: Med ære og samvittighet: Festskrift til Magnus Matningsdal 70 år. Gyldendal Akademisk 2021 ISBN 9788205554245. pp. 95-117.

 

Teaching

Course leader tort law https://www.uib.no/emne/JUS213

Module leader master theses within tort law and insurance law

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See a complete overview of publications in NVA.

Projects

The functionality of the criminal justice system - Bergens Forskningsstiftelse https://www.uib.no/en/project/fcjs

Co-PI

Trust - The Norwegian Centre for Trustworthy AI

Co-PI of the research stream Emergent Behaviour

Participation in international research projects:

Personal Injury Claims in 3 European Countries - A socio legal analysis, Institute of European Tort Law, Austrian Academy of Sciences

Digest of European Tort Law - Essential cases on misconduct, Institute of European Tort Law, Austrian Academy of Sciences and the University of Graz, 2018.

Accountability of Politicians, European Center of Tort and Insurance Law, https://www.ectil.org/

Reasonable Conduct, Common Core of European Private Law, http://www.common-core.org

Digest of European Tort Law - Essential cases on the limits of liability, Institute of European Tort Law, Austrian Academy of Sciences and the University of Graz, 2024.

Resources and the Liability of Hospitals and their Staff: Comparing European Legal Responses, Institute for European Tort Law, Austrian Academy of Sciences and the University of Graz, https://www.oeaw.ac.at/etl/research/scarce-resources-and-the-civil-liability-of-hospitals

 

Experience and Academic Positions

Selected positions:

  • Associate Co-Director, International Relations, TRUST: The Norwegian Centre for Trustworty AI.
  • Member, Board of Directors, European Centre of Tort and Insurance Law, Wien.
  • Co-editor in cheif of the Journal of Compensation Law, Insurance Law and Social Security Law, Gyldendal, Universitetsforlaget, Scandinavian University Press, 2012 - present.
  • Co-leader of the Research Group for Civil Liability Law and Insurance Law, Faculty of Law, University of Bergen, 2011-2012, 2014-2017, 2020-2024. Leader 2025-.
  • Member of the Expert Committee in NOKUT for Supervision of Systematic Quality Work – Higher Education 2017-2024, University of Oslo 2022-2023.
  • Member of the National Research Ethics Committee for Social Sciences and Humanities from 1 January 2022-
  • Vice Dean for Research, Faculty of Law, University of Bergen, 1 August 2017 - 1 August 2021.
  • Member of the Board at the Faculty of Law, University of Bergen, 1 August 2017 - 1 August 2021.
  • Member of the Central Research Committee, University of Bergen, 1 August 2017 - 1 August 2021.
  • Member of the Innovation Leadership Forum, University of Bergen, 1 August 2017 - 1 August 2021.
  • Member of the Infrastructure Committee, University of Bergen, 1 August 2017 - 1 August 2021.
  • Member of the Steering Group and Working Group UiB Fram - Framework Conditions to Promote Quality in Research 2019-2021.
  • Member of the Committee for Graduate student Research Talent Programme (Pilots), Research Council of Norway, 2017 - 2021.
  • Member of the Publishing Committee for the Scheme of Norwegian Open Journals in Humanities and Social Sciences, Research Council of Norway, UHR, 2021-2024.
  • Chair of the Research Committee, Faculty of Law, University of Bergen, 1 August 2017 - 1 August 2021.
  • Member, Board of Directors Bergen Center of Competition Law and Economics, 2017-2021.
  • Member of the Evaluation Committee for the Review of the Doctor of Laws Programme at the Department of Law, Uppsala University, 2018.
  • Chair of the National Publishing Committee for Legal Science, UHR, 2018-2022.
  • Acting Head of the PhD Programme, Faculty of Law, University of Bergen, 1 August 2016 - 1 August 2017.
  • Co-PI of the Research Project on the Functionality of the Criminal Justice System, funded by the Trond Mohn Foundation and the Research Council of Norway, Faculty of Law, University of Bergen, 2011-2018.
  • Project Leader of the Research Leader Development Programme, Faculty of Law, University of Bergen, 2012-2013.
  • Chair of the Strategy Committee, Faculty of Law, University of Bergen, 2011 (Strategic Plan 2011-2015).
  • Chair of the Research School Committee, Faculty of Law, University of Bergen, PhD Programme Reform, 2010.
  • Vice Dean for Research, Faculty of Law, University of Bergen, 2009-2011.