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AI agents aren’t legally responsible for any harm that they cause, experts say. So who is?
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 13 Aug 2026
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In that case, society's to blame.
Really? I'm inclined to blame that on the manufacturer. If 'AI' guardrails fail that spectacularly, it's on the provider. I fail to see any way to blame society, other than perhaps not voting in more sanity, but that's pretty indirect.
Sigh. I really need to put /s around things.
It's a Monty Python quote.
Fair cop, probably should have got it. But rather out of context here without ascribing it.