Francesco Parisi

University of Minnesota, University of Bologna

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Francesco Parisi is a distinguished legal scholar whose research sits at the dynamic intersection of law and economics, with a particular focus on emerging challenges in tort liability and technological governance. His most notable recent contributions center on the legal and economic frameworks surrounding robot-related accidents — a rapidly evolving area as autonomous systems become increasingly embedded in everyday life. Parisi's influential two-part series on robot liability, co-authored with Guerra and colleagues (2021), has attracted significant scholarly attention, collectively accumulating nearly 50 citations in a short period. The first paper systematically identifies the novel legal challenges that arise when robots — partially controlled by human operators — cause harm, while the companion economic analysis builds a rigorous theoretical framework for evaluating liability rules in these contexts. Together, these works represent a pioneering effort to bridge traditional tort law with the realities of artificial intelligence and automation. By addressing gaps in existing legal doctrine and proposing coherent economic models for assigning responsibility, Parisi's scholarship offers timely guidance to policymakers, legal practitioners, and technologists alike. His work is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how legal systems must adapt to govern the risks posed by increasingly autonomous machines.