On 15 April 2025, ELI Fellows formally adopted its Guiding Principles and Model Rules on Digital Assistants for Consumer Contracts (ELI DACC Model Rules). These groundbreaking statement aims at establishing a clear and robust legal framework for the use of AI-driven applications, referred to as ‘digital assistants’, in consumer transactions.
Developed under the leadership of Project Reporters, Prof Dr Christian Twigg-Flesner, Prof Dr Christoph Busch, Prof Dr Marie Jull Sørensen, and Prof Dr Teresa Rodríguez de las Heras Ballell the Principles and Model Rules builds on the ELI’s Guiding Principles on Automated Decision-Making in the EU as well as the project’s output, ELI’s interim report published in December 2023, EU Consumer Law and Automated Decision-Making (ADM): Is EU Consumer Law Ready for ADM?.
Structured into five chapters and comprising 25 articles and commentaries, the Model Rules set out general principles and address detailed design requirements for digital assistants, the legal framework governing the supply of digital assistants, the regulation of algorithmic contracts, and the liability of suppliers to third parties. They introduce obligations for businesses, scaled to size, while supporting innovation, responsible design, and legal certainty in AI-assisted consumer markets.
To accompany the launch, ELI is hosting a series of webinars introducing and exploring key aspects of the ELI DACC Model Rules:
Webinar I: General Framework and Design Requirements
Date: 5 June 2025, from 12:00-14:00 CET
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Confirmed speakers include:
- Pascal Pichonnaz (ELI President; Professor, University of Fribourg)
- Christian Twigg-Flesner (Professor, University of Warwick)
Webinar II: Contracts for the Supply of a Digital Assistant and Algorithmic Contracts
Date: 24 June 2025, from 12:00-14:00 CET
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Confirmed speakers include:
- Pascal Pichonnaz (ELI President; Professor, University of Fribourg)
- Marie Jull Sørensen (Professor, University of Aalborg)