Sergey Karayev's near-term AI alignment proposal: make AI agent deployers strictly liable for harm
sergeykarayev · x · 2026-09-14
Sergey Karayev proposes a minimal near-term AI alignment approach: the government should clearly state that whoever deploys an AI agent that causes harm is liable for that harm.
- His argument: liability alone creates strong incentives for deployers to invest in safety evaluations, without elaborate regulation.
- The post is a compact opinion rather than a detailed legal framework, useful as a starting point for debating ex-ante regulation vs ex-post liability in AI governance.
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