Daniel Pi

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Daniel Pi is a legal scholar whose research sits at the intersection of law, economics, and emerging technology, with a particular focus on how existing legal frameworks must adapt to the challenges posed by autonomous robotic systems. His most influential work, the two-part series *Liability for Robots* (2021), co-authored with Guerra and colleagues, represents a landmark contribution to the field of robot torts — situations in which partially autonomous machines cause harm under the partial supervision of human operators. In the first paper, Pi and his collaborators systematically identified the novel legal challenges that robot accidents pose, critically assessing existing legal approaches and institutional responses. The companion paper advances this analysis by applying rigorous economic modeling to liability questions, offering a framework for evaluating how legal rules can optimally allocate responsibility in an era of increasing automation. Together, these papers have garnered over 40 citations within just a few years of publication, signaling their importance to an emerging scholarly conversation. Pi's work is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how tort law and economic analysis must evolve to govern the age of robotics and artificial intelligence.