{"id":33210,"date":"2026-05-18T09:08:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T07:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kpw.law\/?p=33210"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:25:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:25:17","slug":"liability-for-own-ai-chatbot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kpw.law\/en\/liability-for-own-ai-chatbot\/","title":{"rendered":"Liability for own AI chatbot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull v4-pattern-hero v4-pattern-hero--post is-style-background-blend is-style-arrow has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light v4-pattern-hero__cover\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);min-height:75vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e5b10c\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"585\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-33207 size-large not-transparent\" alt=\"Haftung f\u00fcr eigenen KI-Chatbot, k\u00fcnstliche Intelligenz, Facharzt, Wettbewerbsrecht, Rechtsanwalt\" src=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Haftung-fuer-eigenen-KI-Chatbot-1024x585.jpg\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e5b10c; object-position:52% 65%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"52% 65%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Haftung-fuer-eigenen-KI-Chatbot-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Haftung-fuer-eigenen-KI-Chatbot-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Haftung-fuer-eigenen-KI-Chatbot-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Haftung-fuer-eigenen-KI-Chatbot-1536x878.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/Haftung-fuer-eigenen-KI-Chatbot-2048x1170.jpg 2048w\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-base-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:5em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-97ba1214 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a6a2a725 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\r\n<h1 id=\"multirow-headline-block_abd2137d3ae4994d588d8e25d9314c3a\" class=\"wp-block-visual4-multirow-headline\">\r\n    <div class=\"wp-block-visual4-multirow-headline\">\n\n<p class=\"has-gigantic-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\">Liability for<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-huge-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:15%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\">own<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-gigantic-font-size wp-elements-790e245b21d0c7ad089b1fe403f7d754 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\"><span class=\"v4-marker-highlight-background\">AI chatbot<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div> \r\n<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-878d3859 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:italic;font-weight:300;text-transform:uppercase\"><div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:300;text-transform:uppercase\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-18T09:08:54+02:00\">18. May 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">from<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:600\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">Clemens Pfitzer<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3b99a472 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What happens if an AI chatbot claims qualifications on your own website that don&#8217;t actually exist? Is the company liable for this? And does it change anything if the bot has actually been trained correctly?  <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 id=\"h-was-war-passiert\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What had happened?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aesthetify GmbH operated an AI chatbot on its website, which customers could use to ask questions and book appointments. In response to specific queries, the bot replied that the two medical directors &#8211; referred to internally as <em>&#8220;Dr. Rick &amp; Dr. Nick&#8221;<\/em> &#8211; were <em>&#8220;specialists in plastic and aesthetic surgery&#8221;,<\/em> <em>&#8220;specialists in aesthetic medicine&#8221;<\/em> and <em>&#8220;specialists in aesthetic treatments&#8221;.<\/em> None of these specialist designations actually exist under German medical training law. The North Rhine-Westphalia Consumer Advice Center issued a cease and desist letter to the company and demanded a declaration of discontinuance. Although the chatbot was subsequently switched off, Aesthetify GmbH did not issue a cease-and-desist declaration. The consumer advice center then brought an action before the Higher Regional Court of Hamm.     <\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"h-wie-hat-das-gericht-entschieden\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How did the court rule?<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Higher Regional Court of Hamm upheld the action and ordered Aesthetify GmbH with  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beck-aktuell.de\/heute-im-recht\/rechtsprechung\/urteil-olg-hamm-I4uki325-dr-rick-dr-nick-chatbot-ki-2026-05-12\">Judgment of 12.05.2026 &#8211; Ref. 4 Ukl 3\/25 <\/a>  to cease and desist. According to the judges, the statements made by the chatbot are directly attributable to the operator as its own business activity. An AI system that a company uses on its website does not act as a &#8220;third party&#8221; within the meaning of <a href=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/rechtsgebiet\/wettbewerbsrecht\/\" id=\"197\">competition law<\/a>, but as an instrument of the company itself. This eliminates the possibility of exonerating oneself via the principles of the duty of care under competition law, for example by proving that all reasonable precautions have been taken.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The court expressly clarified that this assessment does not change if the chatbot has been trained and programmed exclusively with correct data. The responsibility for the system&#8217;s output messages during operation lies with the operator. <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group v4-pattern-general-quote-box has-kpw-orange-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even if the defendant had had the AI chatbot trained and programmed exclusively with correct data records, it bears responsibility for the undisputed incorrect information provided by the chatbot regarding the actually non-existent and confusable specialist titles of its managing directors.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 id=\"h-warum-war-das-wettbewerbsrechtlich-relevant\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why was this relevant under competition law?<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is anti-competitive to provide misleading information about specialist qualifications or designations. In the healthcare sector, specialist doctor designations indicate state-recognized additional training. If they are used without the corresponding training actually having been completed, or if confusingly similar designations are used, the patient is misled as to the qualifications of the doctor providing treatment.  <\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"h-was-bedeutet-das-fur-andere-unternehmen\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does this mean for other companies?<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyone who uses an AI chatbot on their website adopts its statements as their own. This applies regardless of whether the system is generated independently or responds from a predefined data set. It does not help to point out that the bot was trained &#8220;correctly&#8221; or that it was a &#8220;hallucination&#8221; of the model. Liability under civil and competition law arises solely from the use of the system.   <\/p>\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n            <div id=\"content-cloner-block_ecac36ebec5e951fba37a21e3cddf045\" class=\"wp-block-visual4-content-cloner alignfull\">\r\n            \n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7c23ac7ad828631502b833db2bec0377\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><video class=\"wp-block-cover__video-background intrinsic-ignore\" autoplay muted loop playsinline src=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/loop-1.mp4\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"><\/video><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-secondary-background-color has-background-dim-60 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8e83a95e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a6a2a725 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 id=\"h-unwahre-ki-ergebnisse\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:10%\">Inaccurate AI results?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\r\n<div id=\"multirow-headline-block_0932d1103559f6a50520b8f604f9e06f\" class=\"wp-block-visual4-multirow-headline alignwide\">\r\n    <div class=\"wp-block-visual4-multirow-headline\">\n\n<p class=\"has-huge-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\">Here&#8217;s how to<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:8%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:0.9;text-transform:uppercase\">best respond to<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-huge-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:13.4%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:0.9;text-transform:uppercase\">false<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:8%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:0.9;text-transform:uppercase\">statements made <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-huge-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:0.9;text-transform:uppercase\">by AI!<\/p>\n\n<\/div> \r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Overviews and summaries generated by artificial intelligence often appear prominently at the top of search results and are perceived by users as reliable summaries.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">If the statements contained therein are false or defamatory, the economic and reputational consequences can be significant. Several courts have ruled that providers are liable for false statements in such AI-generated representations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Timely and professional advice, along with swift action, are crucial for addressing such legal violations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);flex-basis:60%\">\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Preserve evidence immediately:<\/strong> AI responses can change at any time. What appears in an AI overview today may look different tomorrow or have disappeared entirely. Document the exact search query, date, and time; the complete AI response; a screenshot of the entire page; and the sources displayed along with their links. Without careful documentation, it will be nearly impossible to prove later what was actually displayed.   <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Have a legal review conducted:<\/strong> Not every unfavorable or incomplete representation automatically gives rise to legally enforceable claims. A successful legal action always requires an actual violation of the law. Inaccurate or incomplete wording is not sufficient in individual cases. Have it reviewed to determine whether the AI statement is demonstrably false or misleading and infringes upon a protected legal right.   <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Understanding Your Rights:<\/strong> False factual claims made by AI can give rise to claims for injunctive relief, removal, correction, and, where applicable, damages. Depending on the specific case, various legal grounds for claims may apply, including claims for infringement of a company\u2019s right to privacy, damage to creditworthiness, and claims under competition law pursuant to the UWG. In the case of natural persons, such as managing directors or freelancers, additional claims under personality rights and data protection law may also apply.  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Develop a Strategy:<\/strong> Sometimes an incorrect AI response is based on a flawed or outdated source. In such cases, it may make sense to address the source information first, as correcting the source data can influence the AI\u2019s response. In addition, depending on the circumstances, options include a cease and desist letter, a preliminary injunction, or a lawsuit. The appropriate strategy depends on the nature of the misrepresentation, the platform in question, and the extent of the damage, and should be developed with the assistance of a lawyer.   <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\r\n    \r\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns v4-pattern-text-copy-half-col is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ruling highlights the risks associated with the use of <a href=\"https:\/\/kpw.law\/thema\/kunstliche-intelligenz-ki\/\" id=\"4555\">AI systems<\/a>. Even if the operator makes every effort, they are liable for incorrect information displayed by the AI system. Companies should therefore carefully weigh up the risks and benefits when using such systems and set up the systems in such a way that inadmissible statements are avoided as far as possible.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide v4-pattern-cta-box has-secondary-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0c8cea62 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div 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style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\">We are happy to<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:8%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:0.9;text-transform:uppercase\">advise you about<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-huge-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:1000;line-height:0.9;text-transform:uppercase\">AI!<\/p>\n\n<\/div> \r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9da75b5c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\r\n\r\n<div 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