alt Hacker NewsIf you use an electric chainsaw near a car and it rips the engine in half, you can't say "oh the machine got out of control for one second there". you caused real harm, you will pay the price for it.
Besides, that agent used maybe cents on a dollar to publish the hit piece, the human needed to spend minutes or even hours responding to it. This is an effective loss of productivity caused by AI.
Honestly, if this happened to me, I'd be furious.
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Yes, and if a candle burns down a building, you are liable for the damage it caused. Likewise if a human employee messed up, the employer would be liable for the damage.
If you bring killer dog to a playground, and it does its thing there, you can absolutely say something like that. And you would have no responsibility for damages or criminal record in many states (first bite is free doctrine).
If you write code that powers an EV's 'self driving mode' - which makes calculated choices, sell it and deploy it, when that car gets into an accident under 'self driving mode', you may not be liable (depending on the case and jurisdiction - as proven in the past). The driver is.
There are many instances (where I am from, at least - and I believe in the USA), where 'accidents' happen and individuals are found not guilty. As long as you can prove that it wasn't due to negligence. Could "don't be an asshole" as instructions be enough in some arenas to prove they aren't negligent? I believe so.