AI liability laws already exist: California AB 316 and EU's revised Product Liability Directive hold vendors liable
gerardsans · x · 2026-09-18
- California AB 316 is already in force: if you developed, modified, or used an AI system, you cannot claim the AI autonomously caused the harm.
- EU: under the revised Product Liability Directive (2024/2853), software including AI is a product; manufacturers face strict liability for defective systems placed on the market.
- The author argues labs' "AI is getting out of control" rhetoric is a liability-dodging move: they shipped AI worldwide in 2022 to capture the market, and only cost and failing unit economics stop them from adding stricter safeguards.
- Bottom line: the "AI did it" argument has no legal basis — if you can't secure it, don't commercialize it, and vendors stay on the hook for what they ship.
Related event: California AB 316 bars "AI did it autonomously" defense; EU aligns(2 posts)→
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