Commentary: Labs can't dodge liability by claiming AI 'got out of control'
gerardsans · x · 2026-09-18
The author argues AI labs shipped AI worldwide in 2022 to capture the market and now want to dodge full liability by claiming the software is getting out of control. Vendors, they contend, are liable for what they ship — if you can't secure it, don't commercialize it; the "AI did it" argument has no legal basis.
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